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R./6.14/31
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Miscellaneous notes on astronomy
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- 1835, [18--] (Creation)
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3 folded sheets, 7 single sheets
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A copy of a letter from John Flamsteed to the Reverend Mr S. Thornton originally dated 18 Feb. 1703 (item 1); printed "Ephemeris of Halley's Comet for the month of December, 1835" (item 2); printed "Short Description of the Equatorial Mounting of Mr Cooper's great Achromatic Telescope" (item 3); a list of contents for The Plurality of Worlds (items 4-10)
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- Flamsteed, John (1646-1719) astronomer (Subject)
- Cooper, Edward Joshua (1798-1863) astronomer (Subject)