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'A Breif Relation - Of some Observations made and of the best Information that could be had concerning the Effects of a clap of Thunder and Lightning which happened June the 7th 1664 about 4 in the afternoon at the Signe of the Poet's Head in Piccadilly, London' by Robert Hooke

Reference number: RBO/3/16

Date: 8 June 1664

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Details about the effects of lightning on a house and its occupant in Piccadilly together with other eye-witness accounts

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RBO/3/16
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8 June 1664
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, 'A Breif Relation - Of some Observations made and of the best Information that could be had concerning the Effects of a clap of Thunder and Lightning which happened June the 7th 1664 about 4 in the afternoon at the Signe of the Poet's Head in Piccadilly, London' by Robert Hooke, 8 June 1664, RBO/3/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_3_16/a-breif-relation-of-some-observations-made-and-of-the-best-information-that-could-be-had-concerning-the-effects-of-a-clap-of-thunder-and-lightning-which-happened-june-the-7th-1664-about-4-in-the-afternoon-at-the-signe-of-the-poets-head-in-piccadilly-london-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 08 May 2026

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