Letter, 'Extraordinary effects of lightning' from William Mountaine to Gowin Knight
Reference number: L&P/3/399
Date: 28 September 1759
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Subject: Meteorology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of some extraordinary effects of lightning, in a letter to Dr. Gowin Knight : by Mr. William Mountaine, F. R. S'
Read 22 November 1759
- Reference number
- L&P/3/399
- Earliest possible date
- 28 September 1759
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 7 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Mountaine, Letter, 'Extraordinary effects of lightning' from William Mountaine to Gowin Knight, 28 September 1759, L&P/3/399, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_399/letter-extraordinary-effects-of-lightning-from-william-mountaine-to-gowin-knight, accessed on 14 November 2024
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XXX. An account of some extraordinary effects of lightning, in a letter to Dr. Gowin Knight : by Mr. William Mountaine, F. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1759
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1759.0032
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Paper, 'Remarks on the preceding letter [L&P/3/399]' by Gowin Knight
Creator: Gowin Knight Reference number: L&P/3/400
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1755-1760 Reference number: L&P/3
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