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Observation of the Moon's transit by Aldebaran on 3 April 1736 by Dr Bevis

Reference number: RBO/19/60

Date: 1736

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Read to the Royal Society on 8 April 1736

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RBO/19/60
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1736
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Observation of the Moon's transit by Aldebaran on 3 April 1736 by Dr Bevis, 1736, RBO/19/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_19_60/observation-of-the-moons-transit-by-aldebaran-on-3-april-1736-by-dr-bevis, accessed on 15 January 2026

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