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RefNoRBO/9/76a
LevelItem
TitleAn Account of some Appearances in the Heavens by Mr Edmund Halley
Date1708
DescriptionAn account of streaks of light that appeared in the night sky on the 9th of August, 1708, with four sketches.

Read 15 December 1708
LanguageEnglish
Extent2 sides
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on Paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8423Halley; Edmond (1656 - 1742); astronomer1656 - 1742
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