Letter, from Patrick Dougan to the Royal Society, dated at Armagh
Reference number: EL/D2/51
Date: 09 November 1730
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An account of the petrifing waters of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, and in particular about the petrified wood
Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles
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- EL/D2/51
- Earliest possible date
- 09 November 1730
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Patrick Dougan, Letter, from Patrick Dougan to the Royal Society, dated at Armagh, 09 November 1730, EL/D2/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d2_51/letter-from-patrick-dougan-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-armagh, accessed on 12 December 2025
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