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Meteorological observations from Hudson's Bay by Captain Christopher Middleton in his letter to Benjamin Robins

Reference number: RBO/16/61

Date: 1731

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Also observations of using Mr Patrick's marine barometer and compass near Greenland
Read to the Royal Society on 24 February 1731

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RBO/16/61
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1731
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29 pages
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Manuscript

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Meteorological observations from Hudson's Bay by Captain Christopher Middleton in his letter to Benjamin Robins, 1731, RBO/16/61, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_16_61/meteorological-observations-from-hudsons-bay-by-captain-christopher-middleton-in-his-letter-to-benjamin-robins, accessed on 05 December 2025

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