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Extract of a letter, from Roger Bradshaigh to Richard Gerrard

Reference number: EL/B1/102

Date: 25 August 1665

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Concerning a hot stream in Wigan, Lancashire which has flammable vapours which can light candles

Reference number
EL/B1/102
Earliest possible date
25 August 1665
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript
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Roger Bradshaigh

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Roger Bradshaigh, Extract of a letter, from Roger Bradshaigh to Richard Gerrard, 25 August 1665, EL/B1/102, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_102/extract-of-a-letter-from-roger-bradshaigh-to-richard-gerrard, accessed on 14 November 2025

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