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'An attempt to explain the Phaenomenon of the Horizontal Moon appearing bigger than when elevated many Degrees above the horizon, supported by an Experiment' by Dr Desaguliers

Reference number: RBO/19/12

Date: 1734

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Read to the Royal Society on 30 January 1734/35

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RBO/19/12
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1734
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3 pages
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'An attempt to explain the Phaenomenon of the Horizontal Moon appearing bigger than when elevated many Degrees above the horizon, supported by an Experiment' by Dr Desaguliers, 1734, RBO/19/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_19_12/an-attempt-to-explain-the-phaenomenon-of-the-horizontal-moon-appearing-bigger-than-when-elevated-many-degrees-above-the-horizon-supported-by-an-experiment-by-dr-desaguliers, accessed on 08 October 2026

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