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'Observations of the appearances among the fixt Stars called Nebulous Stars' by William Derham

Reference number: RBO/18/40

Date: 1733

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A table with extracts from Hevelius's 'Nebulosae'
Read to the Royal Society on 19 April 1733

Reference number
RBO/18/40
Earliest possible date
1733
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'Observations of the appearances among the fixt Stars called Nebulous Stars' by William Derham, 1733, RBO/18/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_18_40/observations-of-the-appearances-among-the-fixt-stars-called-nebulous-stars-by-william-derham, accessed on 14 July 2026

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