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Abstract of meteorological observations from Berlin and Sweden by William Derham

Reference number: RBO/18/35

Date: 1732

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Meteorological observations made in the year 1726 at:
- Berlin by the Society there, and communciated by Johannes Theodorum Jablonski
- Lund by Conrad Quensel Mathematic professor in the Caroline Academy
- Bettna in Sudermanland by Andr Geringius, pastor and provost of the place
- Uppsala by Eric Burman Astronomy Professor in the Gustavian Academy
- Bygdea in West Bothnia by the late Jacob Burman, pastor
- Pithea by Olave Burman and Israel Stecksenius
Read to the Royal Society on 8 March 1732

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RBO/18/35
Earliest possible date
1732
Page extent
11 pages
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Manuscript

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Abstract of meteorological observations from Berlin and Sweden by William Derham, 1732, RBO/18/35, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_18_35/abstract-of-meteorological-observations-from-berlin-and-sweden-by-william-derham, accessed on 29 November 2023

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