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Letter, 'Of a fiery meteor, seen July 14, 1745' [with note from Comwell Mortimer] from G Costard to John Catlin

Reference number: L&P/1/423

Date: 14 July 1745

Description

Contains small figure.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Part of letter from the Reverend Mr. Geo. Costard to Mr. John Catlin, concerning a fiery meteor seen in the air on July 14. 1745'

Read 7 November 1745

Reference number
L&P/1/423
Earliest possible date
14 July 1745
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of a fiery meteor, seen July 14, 1745' [with note from Comwell Mortimer] from G Costard to John Catlin, 14 July 1745, L&P/1/423, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_423/letter-of-a-fiery-meteor-seen-july-14-1745-with-note-from-comwell-mortimer-from-g-costard-to-john-catlin, accessed on 23 January 2025

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