Letter, from Benjamin Langwith to James Jurin, dated at Petworth
Reference number: EL/L6/20
Date: 17 December 1721
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Observations of the shape of a rainbow witnessed on the ground
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- EL/L6/20
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- 17 December 1721
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Benjamin Langwith, Letter, from Benjamin Langwith to James Jurin, dated at Petworth, 17 December 1721, EL/L6/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l6_20/letter-from-benjamin-langwith-to-james-jurin-dated-at-petworth, accessed on 18 January 2026
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