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Letter, 'On an aurora borealis' from Edward Fludyer to a friend of his in London

Reference number: L&P/3/18

Date: 21 January 1755

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Subject: Meteorology

Read 1 May 1755

Reference number
L&P/3/18
Earliest possible date
21 January 1755
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'On an aurora borealis' from Edward Fludyer to a friend of his in London, 21 January 1755, L&P/3/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_18/letter-on-an-aurora-borealis-from-edward-fludyer-to-a-friend-of-his-in-london, accessed on 15 May 2025

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