Papers, 'An accident by lightning at Purfleet' by Edward Nickson, Benjamin Wilson, William Henly, Edward Nairne, Timothy Lane, John Boddington and Joseph Planta

Reference number: L&P/7/26

Date: 19 June 1777

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Contains various papers by various authors on the incident.

Subject: Meteorology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Sundry papers relative to an accident from lightning at Purfleet, May 15, 1777.'

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Reference number: L&P/7/26
Earliest possible date: 19 June 1777
Physical description: Ink on paper and plate
Page extent: 14 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Benjamin Wilson

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William Henly

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Edward Nairne

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Timothy Lane

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Joseph Planta

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Benjamin Wilson, William Henly, Edward Nairne, Timothy Lane, Joseph Planta, Papers, 'An accident by lightning at Purfleet' by Edward Nickson, Benjamin Wilson, William Henly, Edward Nairne, Timothy Lane, John Boddington and Joseph Planta, 19 June 1777, L&P/7/26, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_26/papers-an-accident-by-lightning-at-purfleet-by-edward-nickson-benjamin-wilson-william-henly-edward-nairne-timothy-lane-john-boddington-and-joseph-planta, accessed on 21 January 2025

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XV. Sundry papers relative to an accident from lightning at Purfleet, May 15, 1777. External link, opens in new tab.

Date: 31st December 1778

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1778.0015

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Letters and Papers of a scientific nature submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1741-1806 Reference number: L&P
Decade 7 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1778-1782 Reference number: L&P/7

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