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'Observations made at Southwick in the county of Northampton Long West from London' by George Lynn

Reference number: RBO/12/28

Date: 1726

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Observations made with a 13 foot telescope whose aperture was 2 inches
Original letter dated 10 February 1726
Read to the Royal Society on 17 February 1725

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RBO/12/28
Earliest possible date
1726
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'Observations made at Southwick in the county of Northampton Long West from London' by George Lynn, 1726, RBO/12/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_12_28/observations-made-at-southwick-in-the-county-of-northampton-long-west-from-london-by-george-lynn, accessed on 14 November 2025

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