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'A Relation - Of a Firy appearance in the impresse of Men's and Horses feet' by Dr Cotton

Reference number: RBO/3/12

Date: May 1664

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Concerning the unusual 'glowing' appearance of the moorland in Devon as it was walked across

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RBO/3/12
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May 1664
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Edward Cotton

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Edward Cotton, 'A Relation - Of a Firy appearance in the impresse of Men's and Horses feet' by Dr Cotton, May 1664, RBO/3/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_3_12/a-relation-of-a-firy-appearance-in-the-impresse-of-mens-and-horses-feet-by-dr-cotton, accessed on 14 December 2024

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