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TitleLetter, from William Derham to John Houghton, dated at Upminster
CreatorDerham; William (1657-1735); Church of England clergyman; natural philosopher; canon of Windsor
Date5 April 1703
DescriptionDiscussing meteorological observations between Upminster, Essex, and Townley, Lancashire
Tables showing rainfall and the height of the mercury in the barometers are attached
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 23, no 286, p 1443
Read to the Royal Society on 7 April 1703
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originUpminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Origin coordinates51.55594, 0.2556
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1702.0058
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/77ff2442-42cd-486c-9072-199e90b9919f
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CodePersonNameDates
NA3232Houghton; John (1645 - 1705); apothecary and author1645 - 1705
NA6239Derham; William (1657 - 1735); naturalist1657 - 1735
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