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Letter, 'A violent storm at sea, 5 December 1784' from William Cooper to Joseph Banks

Reference number: L&P/8/124

Date: 09 January 1785

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Subject: Meteorology

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L&P/8/124
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09 January 1785
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Cooper

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William Cooper, Letter, 'A violent storm at sea, 5 December 1784' from William Cooper to Joseph Banks, 09 January 1785, L&P/8/124, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_124/letter-a-violent-storm-at-sea-5-december-1784-from-william-cooper-to-joseph-banks, accessed on 15 April 2026

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