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Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Widdington near Morpeth

Reference number: EL/H3/100

Date: 02 April 1723

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Gives observations of the weather in Widdington near Morpeth, Northumberland, in particular the amount of rainfall with a list of measurements between 1 April 1722 to 1 April 1723
Read to the Royal Society on 23 May 1723

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EL/H3/100
Earliest possible date
02 April 1723
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Horsley

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John Horsley, Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Widdington near Morpeth, 02 April 1723, EL/H3/100, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_100/letter-from-john-horsley-to-james-jurin-dated-at-widdington-near-morpeth, accessed on 20 April 2025

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