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Peter Roedkiær

Spellings recorded in sources: Peder Roedkiær

Amateur astronomer of Copenhagen, who saw Neith eight times in 1761 AD and twice in 1764 AD.

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Peter Roedkiær was an amateur astronomer of Copenhagen. He saw the companion of Venus eight times in 1761 AD and twice more in 1764, when his sightings carried added weight for agreeing so closely with those of Christian Horrebow, made in the same city at nearly the same time.