| Reference number | CLP/4i/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Observation of the force of lightning on a boy of 14 years of age, who was therewith struck dead, in the field near Nantwich in Cheshire [England]' by W [Walter] Charleton |
| Date | [1662] |
| Description | Charleton describes a violent thunder and lightning storm that took place in southern Cheshire near Nantwich around 4pm on 12 July 1662. Charleton describes the state of the boy's body and the effect of the lightning upon it.
Subject: Meteorology / Medicine
Read to the Royal Society on 13 August 1662. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8167 | Charleton; Walter (1620 - 1707); physician and natural philosopher | 1620 - 1707 |