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Letter, 'Meteorological observations at Lyndon, Rutland' from Thomas Barker to James West

Reference number: L&P/5/231

Date: 18 April 1771

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Subject: Meteorology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Thomas Barker, Esq; of Lyndon in Rutlandshire, to James West, Esq; Pres. R. S. concerning observations of the quantities of rain fallen at that place for several years'

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L&P/5/231
Earliest possible date
18 April 1771
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Meteorological observations at Lyndon, Rutland' from Thomas Barker to James West, 18 April 1771, L&P/5/231, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_231/letter-meteorological-observations-at-lyndon-rutland-from-thomas-barker-to-james-west, accessed on 17 February 2025

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