Extract of a letter, from John Scheuchzer to Hans Sloane
Reference number: EL/S2/82
Date: 01 January 1730
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Original was in Latin and dated 30 June 1730 - translated by Philip Zollman
Observations of a phenomenon in the sky which Scheuchzer called 'Iris sive Crepusculum Aurora Borealis'
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- EL/S2/82
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- 01 January 1730
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- 8 pages
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- Manuscript
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Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Extract of a letter, from John Scheuchzer to Hans Sloane, 01 January 1730, EL/S2/82, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_82/extract-of-a-letter-from-john-scheuchzer-to-hans-sloane, accessed on 20 April 2025
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