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  <dc:title>Letter, from Edward James Stone to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Autograph letter signed by sender. Reports on examination of observations of 1769 of Venus's transit over the sun's disc. Discusses variations at different sites in 'breaking and formation of the black drop,' and possible causes of error in original observations. Will send copy of paper.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>26 September 1868</dc:date>
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