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Letter, 'Of a great darkness at Montreal on 16 October 1785' from Alexander Henry to Alexander Baxter

Reference number: L&P/8/159

Date: 20 October 1785

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Subject: Meteorology

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L&P/8/159
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20 October 1785
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of a great darkness at Montreal on 16 October 1785' from Alexander Henry to Alexander Baxter, 20 October 1785, L&P/8/159, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_159/letter-of-a-great-darkness-at-montreal-on-16-october-1785-from-alexander-henry-to-alexander-baxter, accessed on 26 April 2025

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