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Letter, 'Agitation at waters at Luton' from William Stukeley to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/3/145

Date: 31 March 1756

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Subject: Meteorology

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L&P/3/145
Earliest possible date
31 March 1756
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Stukeley

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William Stukeley, Letter, 'Agitation at waters at Luton' from William Stukeley to the Royal Society, 31 March 1756, L&P/3/145, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_145/letter-agitation-at-waters-at-luton-from-william-stukeley-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 08 May 2026

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