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Letter, 'Meteorological observations at Riga for December 1763 and January-March 1764 and on his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society' from Nicholas de Himsel and Charles Messier

Reference number: L&P/4/244

Date: 07 January 1765

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Also contains note from Emanuel Mendez da Costa. One page in French.

Subject: Meteorology/Correspondence

Read 31 January 1765

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L&P/4/244
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07 January 1765
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Messier

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Nicolaus de Himsel

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Charles Messier, Nicolaus de Himsel, Letter, 'Meteorological observations at Riga for December 1763 and January-March 1764 and on his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society' from Nicholas de Himsel and Charles Messier, 07 January 1765, L&P/4/244, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_244/letter-meteorological-observations-at-riga-for-december-1763-and-january-march-1764-and-on-his-election-as-a-fellow-of-the-royal-society-from-nicholas-de-himsel-and-charles-messier, accessed on 24 April 2025

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