Letter, from Philip Percival to his brother Lord Percival, dated at Dublin
Reference number: EL/P1/115
Date: 14 January 1720
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Account of some unusual luminous appearances in the sky over Dublin seen on 12 January 1720
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- Reference number
- EL/P1/115
- Earliest possible date
- 14 January 1720
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript and engraving
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Philip Perceval, Letter, from Philip Percival to his brother Lord Percival, dated at Dublin, 14 January 1720, EL/P1/115, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_115/letter-from-philip-percival-to-his-brother-lord-percival-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 14 March 2026
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