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Meteorological observations from Italy, India and Norway in 1727, communicated to the Royal Society by Peter Kinck, and abridged by William Derham

Reference number: RBO/18/38

Date: 1733

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Observations made at:
- Naples by Doctor Nicolaus Cyrillus
- Bengal by Mr Bellamp, Chaplain to the English Factory
- Christiana in Norway by person unidentified

Read to the Royal Society on 12 April 1733

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RBO/18/38
Earliest possible date
1733
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9 pages
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Meteorological observations from Italy, India and Norway in 1727, communicated to the Royal Society by Peter Kinck, and abridged by William Derham, 1733, RBO/18/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_18_38/meteorological-observations-from-italy-india-and-norway-in-1727-communicated-to-the-royal-society-by-peter-kinck-and-abridged-by-william-derham, accessed on 19 July 2026

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