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Subject: Astromomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of a meteor seen near Holkam in Norfolk, Aug. 1741. transmitted to the Royal Society by the Right Honble Thomas Lord Lovell, F. R. S'

Read 4 November 1742

Reference number
L&P/1/125
Earliest possible date
1742
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Concerning a meteor at Holkhalm, Norfolk in August 1741' by Thomas Lovell, 1742, L&P/1/125, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_125/paper-concerning-a-meteor-at-holkhalm-norfolk-in-august-1741-by-thomas-lovell, accessed on 21 January 2025

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