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'Account of Native Sulphur found in Ireland by his Grace St George Ashe, Lord Bishop of Clogher'

Reference number: RBO/9/54

Date: 1702

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Original letter dated 19 May 1702
Concerning brimstone found in County Galway
Read to the Royal Society on 20 May 1702

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RBO/9/54
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1702
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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'Account of Native Sulphur found in Ireland by his Grace St George Ashe, Lord Bishop of Clogher', 1702, RBO/9/54, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_9_54/account-of-native-sulphur-found-in-ireland-by-his-grace-st-george-ashe-lord-bishop-of-clogher, accessed on 21 May 2025

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