Letter, 'Account of a fireball' from William Hirst to Samuel Mead
Reference number: L&P/2/509
Date: 06 April 1754

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Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of a fire-ball, seen at Hornsey, by William Hirst, F. R. S. communicated in a letter to Samuel Mead, Esq; F. R. S'
Read 30 May 1754
- Reference number
- L&P/2/509
- Earliest possible date
- 06 April 1754
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Hirst, Letter, 'Account of a fireball' from William Hirst to Samuel Mead, 06 April 1754, L&P/2/509, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_509/letter-account-of-a-fireball-from-william-hirst-to-samuel-mead, accessed on 10 February 2025
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XCI. An account of a fire-ball, seen at Hornsey, by William Hirst, F. R. S. communicated in a letter to Samuel Mead, Esq; F. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1753
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1753.0091
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