Letter, from William Rastrick to Martin Folkes
Reference number: EL/R1/61
Date: 01 January 1722

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Observations of the aurora borealis seen in Norfolk from 1716 to 1722
Read to the Royal Society on 7 February 1722
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- Reference number
- EL/R1/61
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1722
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator name
William Rastrick
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William Rastrick, Letter, from William Rastrick to Martin Folkes, 01 January 1722, EL/R1/61, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_r1_61/letter-from-william-rastrick-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 10 February 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
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Martin Folkes
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