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Paper, 'Of an aurora borealis' by William Stukeley

Reference number: L&P/2/189

Date: 21 March 1751

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Contains illustration.

Subject: Meteorology

Read 18 April 1751

Reference number
L&P/2/189
Earliest possible date
21 March 1751
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Ink on paper and watercolour illustration
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Stukeley

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William Stukeley, Paper, 'Of an aurora borealis' by William Stukeley, 21 March 1751, L&P/2/189, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_189/paper-of-an-aurora-borealis-by-william-stukeley, accessed on 18 January 2025

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