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Paper, 'Effects of the lightning at Wingham and Deal in Kent of the 23 December 1790' by William Boys

Reference number: L&P/9/203

Date: 1791

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Contains three plates.

Subject: Meteorology

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Reference number
L&P/9/203
Earliest possible date
1791
Physical description
Ink on paper and three plates
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Effects of the lightning at Wingham and Deal in Kent of the 23 December 1790' by William Boys, 1791, L&P/9/203, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_203/paper-effects-of-the-lightning-at-wingham-and-deal-in-kent-of-the-23-december-1790-by-william-boys, accessed on 12 May 2025

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