Letter, 'Of a meteor; and of a whirlwind' from John Winthrop to Thomas Birch
Reference number: L&P/4/37
Date: 30 July 1759
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Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of meteor seen in New England, and of a whirlwind felt in that country: In a letter to the Rev. Tho. Birch, D. D. Secretary to the Royal Society, from Mr. John Winthrop, Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge in New England'
Read 15 January 1761
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- L&P/4/37
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- 30 July 1759
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- 8 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Winthrop, Letter, 'Of a meteor; and of a whirlwind' from John Winthrop to Thomas Birch, 30 July 1759, L&P/4/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_37/letter-of-a-meteor-and-of-a-whirlwind-from-john-winthrop-to-thomas-birch, accessed on 13 May 2025
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Date: 31st December 1761
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1761.0004
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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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