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Letter, 'Of an aurora borealis' from Jean Castilllon to John Hyacinth de Magellan

Reference number: L&P/6/246

Date: 11 March 1777

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2 pages in French and 3 pages in English.

Subejct: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/6/246
Earliest possible date
11 March 1777
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Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of an aurora borealis' from Jean Castilllon to John Hyacinth de Magellan, 11 March 1777, L&P/6/246, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_246/letter-of-an-aurora-borealis-from-jean-castilllon-to-john-hyacinth-de-magellan, accessed on 26 April 2025

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