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'Observations upon the Comet' by J Bradley

Reference number: RBO/21/2

Date: 1737

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Appeared in the months of January , February and March 1737 witnessed at Oxford

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RBO/21/2
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1737
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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'Observations upon the Comet' by J Bradley, 1737, RBO/21/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_21_2/observations-upon-the-comet-by-j-bradley, accessed on 17 May 2025

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