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Paper, regarding meteorological observations from Naples [Italy] for August to December 1724 by Nicholaus Cyrillus

Reference number: CLP/5/27

Date: 11 March 1724

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The table records date, hour, overall weather condition, wind direction, rainfall and information about Vesuvius.

Subject: Meteorology / Geology

Read to the Royal Society on 11 March 1724

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CLP/5/27
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11 March 1724
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Ink on paper
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, regarding meteorological observations from Naples [Italy] for August to December 1724 by Nicholaus Cyrillus, 11 March 1724, CLP/5/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_5_27/paper-regarding-meteorological-observations-from-naples-italy-for-august-to-december-1724-by-nicholaus-cyrillus, accessed on 08 February 2026

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