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RefNoL&P/5/157
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'The transit of Venus of 6 June 1761 and of 3 June 1769' by Samuel Dunn
Date3 June 1769
DescriptionSubject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A determination of the exact moments of time when the planet Venus was at external and internal contact with the Sun's limb, in the transits of June 6th, 1761, and June 3d, 1769, By Samuel Dunn'

Read 22 February 1770
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1770.0009
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