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Paper, 'A true delineation of an aurora borealis seen at the Hague' by Pieter Gabry

Reference number: L&P/3/20

Date: 1755

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Contains table and figure.

Subject: Meteorology

Read 8 May 1755

Reference number
L&P/3/20
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1755
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Ink on paper
Page extent
13 pages
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Manuscript

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Peter Gabry

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Peter Gabry, Paper, 'A true delineation of an aurora borealis seen at the Hague' by Pieter Gabry, 1755, L&P/3/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_20/paper-a-true-delineation-of-an-aurora-borealis-seen-at-the-hague-by-pieter-gabry, accessed on 16 March 2025

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