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Letter, 'Account of a thunderstorm on the 4 April 1796' from John Hellins to Nevil Maskelyne

Reference number: L&P/11/10

Date: 1796

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Subject: Meteorology

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L&P/11/10
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1796
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4 pages
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John Hellins

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John Hellins, Letter, 'Account of a thunderstorm on the 4 April 1796' from John Hellins to Nevil Maskelyne, 1796, L&P/11/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_11_10/letter-account-of-a-thunderstorm-on-the-4-april-1796-from-john-hellins-to-nevil-maskelyne, accessed on 17 January 2025

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