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Letter, 'On the effects of lightning on a house' from Richard Haffenden to William Henly

Reference number: L&P/6/113

Date: 1775

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Contains figure.

Subject: Physics

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the effects of lightning on a house, which was furnished with a pointed conductor, at Tenterden, in Kent. In two letters from Richard Haffenden, Esquire, the proprietor of the house, to Mr. Henley. To which are added some remarks by Mr. Henley'

Read 4 May 1775

Reference number
L&P/6/113
Earliest possible date
1775
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Ink on paper
Page extent
9 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'On the effects of lightning on a house' from Richard Haffenden to William Henly, 1775, L&P/6/113, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_113/letter-on-the-effects-of-lightning-on-a-house-from-richard-haffenden-to-william-henly, accessed on 11 July 2026

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