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Accounts of the Aurora Borealis and the effect of lightening by Paul Dudley, dated at Roxbury, New England

Reference number: EL/D1/91

Date: 21 January 1726

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Three accounts are about:
- the 'aurora borealis' that appeared on 27 March 1726 at Roxbury and seen in many places across New England
- the nature and effect of lightning on 24 June 1724
- the effects of a great storm in August 1713 - that rain contained sea-salt in places 10 miles from the sea

Reference number
EL/D1/91
Earliest possible date
21 January 1726
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Paul Dudley

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Paul Dudley, Accounts of the Aurora Borealis and the effect of lightening by Paul Dudley, dated at Roxbury, New England, 21 January 1726, EL/D1/91, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_91/accounts-of-the-aurora-borealis-and-the-effect-of-lightening-by-paul-dudley-dated-at-roxbury-new-england, accessed on 16 September 2024

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