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Observations of the moon by Giovanni Poleni

Reference number: RBO/14/69

Date: 1729

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Letter dated 29 July 1729
Observations of the moon from Paris and from Passau
Read to the Royal Society on 23 October 1729

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RBO/14/69
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1729
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Observations of the moon by Giovanni Poleni, 1729, RBO/14/69, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_14_69/observations-of-the-moon-by-giovanni-poleni, accessed on 18 November 2025

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