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Letter, 'On the atmosphere' from James Ferguson to Matthew Maty

Reference number: L&P/6/72

Date: 24 November 1774

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Subject: Astronomy

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L&P/6/72
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24 November 1774
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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James Ferguson

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James Ferguson, Letter, 'On the atmosphere' from James Ferguson to Matthew Maty, 24 November 1774, L&P/6/72, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_72/letter-on-the-atmosphere-from-james-ferguson-to-matthew-maty, accessed on 22 June 2025

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