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Extract of a letter, from John Smith to the publisher of 'Philosophical Transactions'

Reference number: EL/S1/105

Date: 5 September 1676

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That observations of the weather were made referring to the rules laid down in the book 'The Shepherd's legacy'; details about the baroscope used are given

Reference number
EL/S1/105
Earliest possible date
5 September 1676
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John Smith

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John Smith, Extract of a letter, from John Smith to the publisher of 'Philosophical Transactions', 5 September 1676, EL/S1/105, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s1_105/extract-of-a-letter-from-john-smith-to-the-publisher-of-philosophical-transactions, accessed on 03 December 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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