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RefNoL&P/5/138
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'Astronomical observations for 1767' by Charles Messier
Date1769
Description8 pages in French with 8 pages of English translation.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A series of astronomical observations made at the observatory of the marine at Paris, to wit, 1°. Observations of Jupiter's satellites in the years 1767 and 1768. 2°. Observations on the shadows of Jupiter's satellites. 3°. On the variation of the belts on the disc of that planet. 4°. Observation of a spot on the disc the 3d satellite. 5°. Observation of the belts of Saturn. 6°. Observation of the Moon's passage over the Pleiades, in 1767. 7°. Observation of a partial eclipse of the Moon'

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LanguageFrench
Extent16p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1769.0064
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