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Observations of a 'burning island' in the Azores by Captain John Robeson

Reference number: RBO/11/17

Date: 1722

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Witnessed in December and January 1720, communicated in May 1721
Figures of island seen at different directions
Read to the Royal Society on 24 May 1722

Reference number
RBO/11/17
Earliest possible date
1722
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Observations of a 'burning island' in the Azores by Captain John Robeson, 1722, RBO/11/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_11_17/observations-of-a-burning-island-in-the-azores-by-captain-john-robeson, accessed on 06 March 2026

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