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Paper, translation of Johann Freidrich Weidler's description of the aurora borealis at Wittemberg [Germany]

Reference number: CLP/4ii/14

Date: 1732

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An English translation of the paper at CLP/4ii/13, alongisde extracts from Weidler's meteorological diary.

Subject: Astronomy / Meteorology

Reference number
CLP/4ii/14
Earliest possible date
1732
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Ink on paper
Page extent
8 pages
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Manuscript

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Johann Friedrich Weidler

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Johann Friedrich Weidler, Paper, translation of Johann Freidrich Weidler's description of the aurora borealis at Wittemberg [Germany], 1732, CLP/4ii/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4ii_14/paper-translation-of-johann-freidrich-weidlers-description-of-the-aurora-borealis-at-wittemberg-germany, accessed on 18 July 2026

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