Letter, 'Of rainfall' from William Borlase to James Douglas
Reference number: L&P/4/188
Date: 31 December 1763

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Subject: Meteorology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the quantity of rain fallen at Mount's-Bay in Cornwall, and of the weather in that place: In a letter from the Rev. William Borlase, M.A. and F. R. S. to the Right Rev. Charles Lord Bishop of Carlisle, F. R. S'
Read 16 February 1764
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- L&P/4/188
- Earliest possible date
- 31 December 1763
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Borlase, Letter, 'Of rainfall' from William Borlase to James Douglas, 31 December 1763, L&P/4/188, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_188/letter-of-rainfall-from-william-borlase-to-james-douglas, accessed on 08 February 2025
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VIII. An account of the quantity of rain fallen at Mount's-Bay in Cornwall, and of the weather in that place: In a letter from the Rev. William Borlase, M.A. and F. R. S. to the Right Rev. Charles Lord Bishop of Carlisle, F. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1764
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1764.0009
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Decade 4 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1760-1767 Reference number: L&P/4
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