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Letter, 'Of an appearance like an aurora' from Edward King to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/5/188

Date: 30 October 1769

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Contains coloured illustration.

Subject: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/5/188
Earliest possible date
30 October 1769
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Ink on paper
Page extent
5 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward King

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Edward King, Letter, 'Of an appearance like an aurora' from Edward King to the Royal Society, 30 October 1769, L&P/5/188, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_188/letter-of-an-appearance-like-an-aurora-from-edward-king-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 20 May 2026

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