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RefNoL&P/5/174
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'Various notes on the transit of Venus as observed at Dinapoor 4 June 1769' communicated by the Court of Directors of the East India Company
Date27 June 1769
DescriptionSubject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Observations made at Dinapoor, June 4, 1769, on the planet Venus, when passing over the sun's disk, June 4, 1769, with three different quadrants, and a two foot reflecting telescope: Communicated to the Royal Society, by the Court of Directors of the East India Company'
Observations were made by Captain of Engineers Luis Degloss assisted by J. Lang and A. Stocker.

Read 3 May 1770
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1770.0023
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