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Letter, 'Of a lightning conductor fixed on the steeple of Trinity Church, Chester' from John Haygarth

Reference number: L&P/5/245

Date: 23 June 1771

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Subject: Meteorology/Engineering

Read 6 June 1771

Reference number
L&P/5/245
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23 June 1771
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
8 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Haygarth

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John Haygarth, Letter, 'Of a lightning conductor fixed on the steeple of Trinity Church, Chester' from John Haygarth, 23 June 1771, L&P/5/245, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_245/letter-of-a-lightning-conductor-fixed-on-the-steeple-of-trinity-church-chester-from-john-haygarth, accessed on 03 December 2024

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