Paper, 'An account of an aurora borealis which appeared March 20 1722' by Mr [George] Hadley
Reference number: CLP/4i/65
Date: 29 March 1722
Description
Hadley shares meteorological observations for 20 March 1722, describing a light seen in the sky around 12.30am.
Subject: Astronomy / Meteorology
Read to the Royal Society on 29 March 1722
- Reference number
- CLP/4i/65
- Earliest possible date
- 29 March 1722
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Hadley, Paper, 'An account of an aurora borealis which appeared March 20 1722' by Mr [George] Hadley, 29 March 1722, CLP/4i/65, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4i_65/paper-an-account-of-an-aurora-borealis-which-appeared-march-20-1722-by-mr-george-hadley, accessed on 25 January 2026
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Classified papers: volume 4i concerning 'Physiology, Meteorology, Pneumaticks'
1661-1728 Reference number: CLP/4i
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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