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Paper, 'A relation concerning a very odd tempestous thunder and lightning' by Mr Guerin

Reference number: CLP/4i/28

Date: 1660-1679

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Guerin describes a storm that occurred at the Abbey of St Shedard, near Soissons [France].

Subject: Meteorology

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CLP/4i/28
Earliest possible date
1660-1679
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'A relation concerning a very odd tempestous thunder and lightning' by Mr Guerin, 1660-1679, CLP/4i/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4i_28/paper-a-relation-concerning-a-very-odd-tempestous-thunder-and-lightning-by-mr-guerin, accessed on 19 April 2025

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