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Letter, 'Effects of lightning at Dorking, 16 July 1750' from W Child to James Pilford

Reference number: L&P/3/71

Date: 30 September 1755

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Subject: Meteorology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter concerning the effects of lightning at Darking in Surrey, from Mr. William Child to Mr. James Pitfold. Communicated by Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S'

Read 18 December 1755

Reference number
L&P/3/71
Earliest possible date
30 September 1755
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Effects of lightning at Dorking, 16 July 1750' from W Child to James Pilford, 30 September 1755, L&P/3/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_71/letter-effects-of-lightning-at-dorking-16-july-1750-from-w-child-to-james-pilford, accessed on 11 October 2026

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