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Letter, 'Of the meteor of 28 April 1785' from George Atwood to unknown recipient

Reference number: L&P/8/150

Date: 17 April 1785

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Subject: Meteorology

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Reference number
L&P/8/150
Earliest possible date
17 April 1785
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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George Atwood

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George Atwood, Letter, 'Of the meteor of 28 April 1785' from George Atwood to unknown recipient, 17 April 1785, L&P/8/150, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_150/letter-of-the-meteor-of-28-april-1785-from-george-atwood-to-unknown-recipient, accessed on 17 February 2025

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