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Observations of a solar eclipse witnessed at Bologna from Eustachio Manfredi to Thomas Dereham

Reference number: RBO/15/14

Date: 1730

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Extract of letter transcribed here - original letter dated at 20 August 1730
Solar eclipse occurred on 15 July 1730
Read to the Royal Society on 29 October 1730

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RBO/15/14
Earliest possible date
1730
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Observations of a solar eclipse witnessed at Bologna from Eustachio Manfredi to Thomas Dereham, 1730, RBO/15/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_15_14/observations-of-a-solar-eclipse-witnessed-at-bologna-from-eustachio-manfredi-to-thomas-dereham, accessed on 19 August 2026

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