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
- Reference number
- L&P/4/37
- Earliest possible date
- 30 July 1759
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 8 pages
- Format
- 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 12 September 2026
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John Winthrop
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