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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
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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George Hadley

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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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