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Paper, 'Theory of the Georgian planet' by Walter Minto

Reference number: L&P/9/26

Date: 1787

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Contains two pages of tables.

Subject: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/9/26
Earliest possible date
1787
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Theory of the Georgian planet' by Walter Minto, 1787, L&P/9/26, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_26/paper-theory-of-the-georgian-planet-by-walter-minto, accessed on 14 May 2025

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