Letter, 'On the aurora' from John Bartram to Benjamin Franklin
Reference number: L&P/4/97
Date: 12 November 1757

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Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of a letter from Mr. John Bartram, of Philadelphia, to Benjamin Franklin, LL. D. F. R. S. relating to a remarkable Aurora borealis'
Read 25 February 1762
- Reference number
- L&P/4/97
- Earliest possible date
- 12 November 1757
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Letter, 'On the aurora' from John Bartram to Benjamin Franklin, 12 November 1757, L&P/4/97, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_97/letter-on-the-aurora-from-john-bartram-to-benjamin-franklin, accessed on 18 February 2025
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LXXIII. Extract of a letter from Mr. John Bartram, of Philadelphia, to Benjamin Franklin, LL. D. F. R. S. relating to a remarkable Aurora borealis External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1761
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1761.0075
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Decade 4 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
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