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Extract of a letter, from Massei to Mr [Paolo] Rolli

Reference number: EL/M3/26

Date: 07 September 1731

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Glad that the theory about the generation of fulmina had not been watered down by the Society

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EL/M3/26
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07 September 1731
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Extract of a letter, from Massei to Mr [Paolo] Rolli, 07 September 1731, EL/M3/26, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m3_26/extract-of-a-letter-from-massei-to-mr-paolo-rolli, accessed on 08 November 2025

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