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Letter, 'Ascent of Vesuvius, January 24' from unknown author to Matthew Maty

Reference number: L&P/5/4

Date: 25 January 1768

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Subject: Astronomy

Read 18 February 1767

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L&P/5/4
Earliest possible date
25 January 1768
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Ascent of Vesuvius, January 24' from unknown author to Matthew Maty, 25 January 1768, L&P/5/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_4/letter-ascent-of-vesuvius-january-24-from-unknown-author-to-matthew-maty, accessed on 14 July 2025

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