How did Sir John get hold of Jame’s original manuscript? - Vidyadip

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How did Sir John get hold of Jame’s original manuscript?

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Sir John was the Defence Science Advisor in the Government of England. Doctor James, an eminent astronomer had written an article for a science magazine ‘Nature’. It described how Comet Dutta would collide with the earth within ten months. The editor of ‘Nature’, who was a friend of Sir John, had sent the article to him for seeking his opinion.

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