Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter, 'Asks the advice of the Royal Society on the protection of the cathedral from the lightning' from the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral to James West

Reference number: L&P/5/80

Date: 06 March 1769

Description

Subject: Engineering

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Proposal of a method for securing the Cathedral of St. Paul's from damage by lightning; in consequence of a letter from the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's to James West, Esquire, Pr. R. S'

Read 9 March 1769

Reference number
L&P/5/80
Earliest possible date
06 March 1769
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

Letter, 'Asks the advice of the Royal Society on the protection of the cathedral from the lightning' from the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral to James West, 06 March 1769, L&P/5/80, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_80/letter-asks-the-advice-of-the-royal-society-on-the-protection-of-the-cathedral-from-the-lightning-from-the-dean-and-chapter-of-st-pauls-cathedral-to-james-west, accessed on 13 January 2025

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_80/letter-asks-the-advice-of-the-royal-society-on-the-protection-of-the-cathedral-from-the-lightning-from-the-dean-and-chapter-of-st-pauls-cathedral-to-james-west

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/l-and-p_5_80/letter-asks-the-advice-of-the-royal-society-on-the-protection-of-the-cathedral-from-the-lightning-from-the-dean-and-chapter-of-st-pauls-cathedral-to-james-west" title="Letter, 'Asks the advice of the Royal Society on the protection of the cathedral from the lightning' from the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral to James West" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Publications

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Letters and Papers

    Dates: 1741-1806

    'Letters and Papers' contains the scientific correspondence sent to the Royal Society through the 18th century, many of which were published in its journal.

    View collection