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Letter, 'Account of a singular instance of atmospherical refraction' from William Latham to Henry Whitfield

Reference number: L&P/11/58

Date: 28 February 1798

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Subject: Physics

Published in Philoosphical Transactions, as 'Account of a singular instance of atmospherical refraction'

Read 10 May 1798

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L&P/11/58
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28 February 1798
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Ink on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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William Latham

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William Latham, Letter, 'Account of a singular instance of atmospherical refraction' from William Latham to Henry Whitfield, 28 February 1798, L&P/11/58, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_11_58/letter-account-of-a-singular-instance-of-atmospherical-refraction-from-william-latham-to-henry-whitfield, accessed on 21 April 2026

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