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Letter, answers to questions on damp in mines using the example of Wingersworth in Yorkshire [England] from unknown author to unknown recipient

Reference number: CLP/19/28

Date: 17th Century

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The author describes a visit to three coalpits in Wingersworth.

Subject: Geology / Geography

Reference number
CLP/19/28
Earliest possible date
17th Century
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, answers to questions on damp in mines using the example of Wingersworth in Yorkshire [England] from unknown author to unknown recipient, 17th Century, CLP/19/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_19_28/letter-answers-to-questions-on-damp-in-mines-using-the-example-of-wingersworth-in-yorkshire-england-from-unknown-author-to-unknown-recipient, accessed on 06 February 2026

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