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Transit of Mercury

Name: Transit of Mercury – France factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

France · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1753Date range

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0Places

Chronological records

1753

Charles Messier6 May 1753

Science / Astronomy

Messier documents the transit of Mercury

Names involved

Charles Messier

Provenance

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