Letter, 'Of the effects of the hot weather in July 1757' from John Huxham to William Watson
Reference number: L&P/3/287
Date: 28 January 1758
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Subject: Meteorology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the extraordinary heat of the weather in July 1757, and of the effects of it. In a letter from John Huxham, M. D. F. R. S. to Wm. Watson, M. D. F. R. S'
Read 2 February 1758
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- L&P/3/287
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- 28 January 1758
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- 4 pages
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John Huxham, Letter, 'Of the effects of the hot weather in July 1757' from John Huxham to William Watson, 28 January 1758, L&P/3/287, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_287/letter-of-the-effects-of-the-hot-weather-in-july-1757-from-john-huxham-to-william-watson, accessed on 15 June 2025
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LXVII. An account of the extraordinary heat of the weather in July 1757, and of the effects of it. In a letter from John Huxham, M. D. F. R. S. to Wm. Watson, M. D. F. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1757
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1757.0068
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