Letter, from William Beeston to Charles Bernard at the Old Bailey, dated at Jamaica
Reference number: EL/B2/41
Date: 08 April 1696
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Autograph letter concerning barometrical observations in Jamaica; concerning the curative effects of a mineral spring and the types of ailments which have been treated
Read to the Royal Society on 8 July 1696
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 19, no 220, p 225
- Reference number
- EL/B2/41
- Earliest possible date
- 08 April 1696
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Beeston
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William Beeston, Letter, from William Beeston to Charles Bernard at the Old Bailey, dated at Jamaica, 08 April 1696, EL/B2/41, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_41/letter-from-william-beeston-to-charles-bernard-at-the-old-bailey-dated-at-jamaica, accessed on 19 March 2025
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II. A letter from Sir William Beeston, Governour of Jamaica, to Mr. Charles Bernard, containing some observations about the barometer, and of a hot bath in that island External link, opens in new tab.
Author: William Beeston
Date: 1st May 1695
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1695.0031
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