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Subject: Astornomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Extract of a letter from J. Franklin, Esq. relative to a luminous arch. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S'

Read 14 December 1786

Reference number
L&P/9/152
Earliest possible date
25 February 1784
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Account of a luminous arch' from J Franklin to Joseph Banks, 25 February 1784, L&P/9/152, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_152/letter-account-of-a-luminous-arch-from-j-franklin-to-joseph-banks, accessed on 08 November 2024

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