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'Observations of the Spots appearing in the Sun' by Robert Hooke

Reference number: RBO/4/32

Date: 1671

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Engraved figure of sun-spot attached
Observations of sunspots made in August and September 1671

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RBO/4/32
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1671
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, 'Observations of the Spots appearing in the Sun' by Robert Hooke, 1671, RBO/4/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_4_32/observations-of-the-spots-appearing-in-the-sun-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 05 December 2024

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