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Paper, 'Of the effects of lightning at Shottesbrok, 20 July 1757' by James Theobald

Reference number: L&P/3/315

Date: 1758

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Subject: Meteorology

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L&P/3/315
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1758
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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James Theobald

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James Theobald, Paper, 'Of the effects of lightning at Shottesbrok, 20 July 1757' by James Theobald, 1758, L&P/3/315, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_315/paper-of-the-effects-of-lightning-at-shottesbrok-20-july-1757-by-james-theobald, accessed on 14 June 2025

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