Letter, 'Of three fiery meteors in New England' from Thomas Clap to John Pringle
Reference number: L&P/4/222
Date: 01 March 1763

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Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of several fiery meteors seen in North America: In a letter to John Pringle, M.D. and F. R. S. from John Winthrop, Esq; Hollsisian Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy at Cambridge, in New England'
Read 7 June 1764
- Reference number
- L&P/4/222
- Earliest possible date
- 01 March 1763
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- Ink on paper
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- 5 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Letter, 'Of three fiery meteors in New England' from Thomas Clap to John Pringle, 01 March 1763, L&P/4/222, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_222/letter-of-three-fiery-meteors-in-new-england-from-thomas-clap-to-john-pringle, accessed on 11 February 2025
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XXXIV. An account of several fiery meteors seen in North America: In a letter to John Pringle, M.D. and F. R. S. from John Winthrop, Esq; Hollsisian Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy at Cambridge, in New England External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1764
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1764.0035
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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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