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Account of the aurora borealis witnessed at Florence on 19 October 1726 by Bartholomew Beccari

Reference number: RBO/13/43

Date: 1728

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Read to the Royal Society on 9 May 1728

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RBO/13/43
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1728
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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Account of the aurora borealis witnessed at Florence on 19 October 1726 by Bartholomew Beccari, 1728, RBO/13/43, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_13_43/account-of-the-aurora-borealis-witnessed-at-florence-on-19-october-1726-by-bartholomew-beccari, accessed on 28 April 2025

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