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Letter, 'Concerning the hot weather in July 1750' from William Arderon to William Baker

Reference number: L&P/2/181

Date: 23 July 1750

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Subject: Meteorology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of a letter from Mr. William Arderon F. R. S. to Mr. H. Baker F. R. S. concerning the hot weather in July last'

Read 22 November 1750

Reference number
L&P/2/181
Earliest possible date
23 July 1750
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Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Arderon

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William Arderon, Letter, 'Concerning the hot weather in July 1750' from William Arderon to William Baker, 23 July 1750, L&P/2/181, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_181/letter-concerning-the-hot-weather-in-july-1750-from-william-arderon-to-william-baker, accessed on 10 April 2026

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