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Copy of a letter, from Thomas Banister to John Chamberlayne, dated at Boston, New England

Reference number: EL/B2/65

Date: 04 January 1711

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Account of a ball of fire visible in the sky over Albany, New England
Read to the Royal Society on 24 April 1712

Reference number
EL/B2/65
Earliest possible date
04 January 1711
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Thomas Banister

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Thomas Banister, Copy of a letter, from Thomas Banister to John Chamberlayne, dated at Boston, New England, 04 January 1711, EL/B2/65, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b2_65/copy-of-a-letter-from-thomas-banister-to-john-chamberlayne-dated-at-boston-new-england, accessed on 25 March 2025

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    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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