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Copy of a letter from John Philip Wurzelbaur to Edmond Halley

Reference number: RBO/7/41

Date: 15 March 1688

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Concerning observations of an unusual twilight

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RBO/7/41
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15 March 1688
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Copy of a letter from John Philip Wurzelbaur to Edmond Halley, 15 March 1688, RBO/7/41, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_7_41/copy-of-a-letter-from-john-philip-wurzelbaur-to-edmond-halley, accessed on 16 January 2026

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