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The abstract reads: On the Means of difcovering the Difance, Magnitud, Sec. of the Fixed Stars, in confequence of the Diminution of the Velocity of their Light, in cafe fuch a Diminution fould be found to take place in any of them, and fuch other Data fould be procured from Obfervations, as would be farther necefary for that Purpofe. By the Rev. John Michell, B. D. F. R. S. In a Letter to Henry Cavendith, Ef. F. R. S. and A. S. Read November 27, 1783.

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The abstract reads: On the Means of difcovering the Difance, Magnitud, Sec. of the Fixed Stars, in confequence of the Diminution of the Velocity of their Light, in cafe fuch a Diminution fould be found to take place in any of them, and fuch other Data fould be procured from Obfervations, as would be farther necefary for that Purpofe. By the Rev. John Michell, B. D. F. R. S. In a Letter to Henry Cavendith, Ef. F. R. S. and A. S. Read November 27, 1783.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 27-Nov-2023 21:06:00 UTC Robert McNees

The Reverend John Michell read a paper before the Royal Society #OTD in 1783 that included the first prediction of what, given the understanding of gravity at the time, you might call a Black Hole.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstl.1784.0008

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