Account of the effects of a thunder and lightning storm in Carmarthenshire sent by Evan Davies to John Eames
Reference number: EL/D2/52
Date: 1729
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Observations of a woman and three of her children who were struck by lightning, and observations of the damage caused to the house
Evan Davies sent this information to John Eames who communicated these facts to the Royal Society
- Reference number
- EL/D2/52
- Earliest possible date
- 1729
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
Creator name
Evan Davies
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Evan Davies, Account of the effects of a thunder and lightning storm in Carmarthenshire sent by Evan Davies to John Eames, 1729, EL/D2/52, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d2_52/account-of-the-effects-of-a-thunder-and-lightning-storm-in-carmarthenshire-sent-by-evan-davies-to-john-eames, accessed on 20 April 2025
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IV An account of what happened from thunder in Carmarthenshire; partly had from the woman’s mouth that suffered by it, partly from what was observed by others, communicated to the Royal society, by John Eames, F. R. S. as he received it in a letter from Mr. Evan Davies External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1730
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1729.0062
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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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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