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Paper, 'Of a great darkness on 14 and 15 October 1785 as reported at St John's Prison, Richelieu, Quebec' by unknown author

Reference number: L&P/8/160

Date: 1785

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Subject: Meteorology

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Reference number
L&P/8/160
Earliest possible date
1785
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Of a great darkness on 14 and 15 October 1785 as reported at St John's Prison, Richelieu, Quebec' by unknown author, 1785, L&P/8/160, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_160/paper-of-a-great-darkness-on-14-and-15-october-1785-as-reported-at-st-johns-prison-richelieu-quebec-by-unknown-author, accessed on 18 April 2025

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