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Dereham describes a rain storm that happened in Ferrara on 12 August 1729.

Subject: Hydrodynamics / Meteorology

Read to the Royal Society on 16 October 1729

Reference number
CLP/4ii/2
Earliest possible date
17 August 1729
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Thomas Dereham

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Thomas Dereham, Paper, 'Describing the effects of a whirlwind in the province of Ferrara [Italy]' by Thomas Dereham, 17 August 1729, CLP/4ii/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4ii_2/paper-describing-the-effects-of-a-whirlwind-in-the-province-of-ferrara-italy-by-thomas-dereham, accessed on 23 April 2025

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