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Letter, from William Hallett to Henry Pemberton, dated at Exeter

Reference number: EL/H3/132

Date: 12 October 1726

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Account of the aurora borealis on 3 October 1726
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William Hallett was a physician at Exeter

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EL/H3/132
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12 October 1726
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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William Hallett

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William Hallett, Letter, from William Hallett to Henry Pemberton, dated at Exeter, 12 October 1726, EL/H3/132, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_132/letter-from-william-hallett-to-henry-pemberton-dated-at-exeter, accessed on 27 April 2025

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