Letter, 'Of the Northern Lights seen 15 Feb 1749/50' from John Huxham to Cromwell Mortimer
Reference number: L&P/2/150
Date: 18 April 1750
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Subject: Meteorology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from John Huxham M. D. F. R. S. to C. Mortimer Secr. R. S. containing observations on the Northern Lights, seen Feb. 15 and 16, 1749-50'
Read 21 June 1750
- Reference number
- L&P/2/150
- Earliest possible date
- 18 April 1750
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Huxham, Letter, 'Of the Northern Lights seen 15 Feb 1749/50' from John Huxham to Cromwell Mortimer, 18 April 1750, L&P/2/150, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_150/letter-of-the-northern-lights-seen-15-feb-174950-from-john-huxham-to-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 16 January 2026
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XII. A letter from John Huxham M. D. F. R. S. to C. Mortimer Secr. R. S. containing observations on the Northern Lights, seen Feb. 15 and 16, 1749-50 External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1750
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1749.0089
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