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Letter, from Henry Forth to Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: EL/F2/41

Date: 17 January 1737

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Stating that he has kept a diary of meteorological observations for the last four years; feels that this account is not worthy to be sent to the Royal Society

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EL/F2/41
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17 January 1737
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Henry Forth

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Henry Forth, Letter, from Henry Forth to Cromwell Mortimer, 17 January 1737, EL/F2/41, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f2_41/letter-from-henry-forth-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 19 April 2026

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