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'Observations in order to determine the Difference of the Meridians of London and Petersburgh [Petersburg]' communicated by the Reverend J Bradley to William Rutty

Reference number: RBO/14/47

Date: 1729

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Observations of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites made at Wanstead from 1726-1729
Original letter dated 9 April 1729 at Wanstead

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RBO/14/47
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1729
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3 pages
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'Observations in order to determine the Difference of the Meridians of London and Petersburgh [Petersburg]' communicated by the Reverend J Bradley to William Rutty, 1729, RBO/14/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_14_47/observations-in-order-to-determine-the-difference-of-the-meridians-of-london-and-petersburgh-petersburg-communicated-by-the-reverend-j-bradley-to-william-rutty, accessed on 10 October 2024

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