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Minutes of the Dublin Philosophical Society, sent by St George Ashe, dated at Trinity College Dublin

Reference number: EL/A/30

Date: 1685

Description

Minutes of the Philosophical Society of Dublin held between 6 and 10 July 1685
Matters concerned:
- observations made about insects
- discourse about weather
- discussion of a man who suffered with convulsions
- chemistry experiment
A note from Ashe to William Musgrave apologises about the minutes because attendance at the meetings has been low
Read to the Royal Society on 18 November 1685

Reference number
EL/A/30
Earliest possible date
1685
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Minutes of the Dublin Philosophical Society, sent by St George Ashe, dated at Trinity College Dublin, 1685, EL/A/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_a_30/minutes-of-the-dublin-philosophical-society-sent-by-st-george-ashe-dated-at-trinity-college-dublin, accessed on 06 December 2024

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