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RefNoEL/B2/115
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Burroughs to Mr Chiselden, dated at Bristol
CreatorBurroughs; John (fl 1725)
Date19 February 1725
DescriptionAutograph letter concerning observations of a total eclipse of the moon in October 1724
Read to the Royal Society on 17 March 1725
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originBristol, City of Bristol, England
Origin coordinates51.45523, -2.59665
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in LBC/19/119
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/4f5527cc-a8b8-4858-b02a-cf9d3c01df0a
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6580Cheselden; William (1688 - 1752)1688 - 1752
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