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Extract of a letter, from James Logan to Hans Sloane, dated at Philadelphia

Reference number: EL/L6/50

Date: 20 September 1735

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Observations of unusual lightning in a thunderstorm in Philadelphia

Reference number
EL/L6/50
Earliest possible date
20 September 1735
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

James Logan

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James Logan, Extract of a letter, from James Logan to Hans Sloane, dated at Philadelphia, 20 September 1735, EL/L6/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_l6_50/extract-of-a-letter-from-james-logan-to-hans-sloane-dated-at-philadelphia, accessed on 27 April 2025

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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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