'Of the Meteor call'd the ignis fatuus from Observations made in England' by William Derham and others in Italy communicated by Sir Thomas Dereham
Reference number: RBO/14/19
Date: 1728

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That 'Ignes fatui' (male glow-worms) were common in Italy but that 'pyrausta' (fire-flies) were not
Transcribes a letter from Giacomo Bartholomeo Beccari about 'ignes fatui'
Copies of the original letters of Drs Manfredi and Beccari on the topic of 'ignes fatui'
Read to the Royal Society on 27 February 1728
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- RBO/14/19
- Earliest possible date
- 1728
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- 25 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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'Of the Meteor call'd the ignis fatuus from Observations made in England' by William Derham and others in Italy communicated by Sir Thomas Dereham, 1728, RBO/14/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_14_19/of-the-meteor-calld-the-ignis-fatuus-from-observations-made-in-england-by-william-derham-and-others-in-italy-communicated-by-sir-thomas-dereham, accessed on 11 February 2025
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Letter, from Eustachio Manfredi to Giacomo Bartolommeo Beccari, dated at Bologna
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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 14, copies of papers communicated 1728-1730
1728-1730 Reference number: RBO/14
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