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Letter, 'Rainfall at Gibraltar, 11 September 1783 to 10 May 1784 and other meteorological observations' from Thomas Davies to Joseph Banks

Reference number: L&P/8/145

Date: 1784

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Subject: Meteorology

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L&P/8/145
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1784
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15 pages
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Joseph Banks

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Joseph Banks, Letter, 'Rainfall at Gibraltar, 11 September 1783 to 10 May 1784 and other meteorological observations' from Thomas Davies to Joseph Banks, 1784, L&P/8/145, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_145/letter-rainfall-at-gibraltar-11-september-1783-to-10-may-1784-and-other-meteorological-observations-from-thomas-davies-to-joseph-banks, accessed on 13 October 2024

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