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Letter, 'Varitation chart for 1756' from William Mountaine to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/3/306

Date: 13 April 1758

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Subject: Meteorology

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L&P/3/306
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13 April 1758
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Mountaine

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William Mountaine, Letter, 'Varitation chart for 1756' from William Mountaine to the Royal Society, 13 April 1758, L&P/3/306, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_306/letter-varitation-chart-for-1756-from-william-mountaine-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 14 December 2024

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