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Subject: Meteorology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the heat of the weather in Georgia: In a letter from his excellency Henry Ellis, Esq; Governor of Georgia, and F. R. S. to John Ellis, Esq; F. R. S'

Read 16 November 1758

Reference number
L&P/3/335
Earliest possible date
27 July 1758
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Henry Ellis

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Henry Ellis, Letter, 'On the heat of the weather in Georgia in July 1758' from Henry Ellis to John Ellis, 27 July 1758, L&P/3/335, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_335/letter-on-the-heat-of-the-weather-in-georgia-in-july-1758-from-henry-ellis-to-john-ellis, accessed on 24 May 2025

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