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RefNoL&P/5/120/3
LevelItem
TitlePlate, unnamed [Observations of the transit of Venus 1769] by William Hirst
Date1769
DescriptionContains 4 figures.

Subject: Astronomy

Relates to 'Account of several phaenomena observed during the ingress of Venus into the solar disc. By the Reverend W. Hirst, F. R. S. in a letter to the Astronomer Royal' by William Hirst

Read 16 November 1769
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionllustration on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1769.0031
RelatedRecordL&P/5/120
L&P/5/120/1
L&P/5/120/2
L&P/5/120/4
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7700Hirst; William (- ? 1769); astronomer - ? 1769
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