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Letter, from Richard Beard to James Jurin, dated at Worcester

Reference number: EL/B2/106

Date: 11 June 1724

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Observations of a lady who was struck by lightning in Worcester and died
Read to the Royal Society on 9 June 1726

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EL/B2/106
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11 June 1724
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Richard Beard

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Richard Beard, Letter, from Richard Beard to James Jurin, dated at Worcester, 11 June 1724, EL/B2/106, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_106/letter-from-richard-beard-to-james-jurin-dated-at-worcester, accessed on 27 April 2025

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