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Letter, 'A thunderstorm of 27 August 1783 at Flixton Hall, Bungay' from Alexander Adair to unknown recipient

Reference number: L&P/8/82

Date: 15 November 1783

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Contains illustration [Plan of the roof at Flixton Hall].

Subject: Meteorology

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Reference number
L&P/8/82
Earliest possible date
15 November 1783
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'A thunderstorm of 27 August 1783 at Flixton Hall, Bungay' from Alexander Adair to unknown recipient, 15 November 1783, L&P/8/82, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_82/letter-a-thunderstorm-of-27-august-1783-at-flixton-hall-bungay-from-alexander-adair-to-unknown-recipient, accessed on 17 December 2025

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