Paper, 'Some observations on the heat of wells and springs in Jamaica and of the temperature of the earth below the surface in the different climates' by John Hunter
Reference number: L&P/9/69
Date: 11 December 1787
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Subject: Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Some observations on the heat of wells and springs in the island of Jamaica, and on the temperature of the Earth below the surface in different climates'
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- L&P/9/69
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- 11 December 1787
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- 12 pages
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John Hunter, Paper, 'Some observations on the heat of wells and springs in Jamaica and of the temperature of the earth below the surface in the different climates' by John Hunter, 11 December 1787, L&P/9/69, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_69/paper-some-observations-on-the-heat-of-wells-and-springs-in-jamaica-and-of-the-temperature-of-the-earth-below-the-surface-in-the-different-climates-by-john-hunter, accessed on 05 October 2026
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Date: 31st December 1788
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1788.0006
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