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Letter, 'The aurora borealis of Feb 16' from John Martyn to Martin Folkes

Reference number: L&P/2/48

Date: 21 February 1750

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Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from John Martyn, M. D. Prof. Botan. Cantab. & F. R. S. to the President, concerning an Aurora Borealis seen february 16. 1749-50'

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L&P/2/48
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21 February 1750
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3 pages
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John Martyn

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John Martyn, Letter, 'The aurora borealis of Feb 16' from John Martyn to Martin Folkes, 21 February 1750, L&P/2/48, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_48/letter-the-aurora-borealis-of-feb-16-from-john-martyn-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 07 June 2026

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