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TitleLetter, from Isaac Greenwood to James Jurin, dated at Boston
CreatorGreenwood; Isaac (1702-1745); Hollisian Professor of Mathematics, Harvard College
Date1 May 1727
DescriptionWrites on behalf of Reverend Dr Cotton Mather who has engaged his friends in making meteorological observations from New England and that he sends them to the Royal Society; suggests that the Royal Society should collate all observations of the weather to produce an annual report about global weather
Greenwood was a Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, New England
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Origin coordinates42.35843, -71.05977
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/a01fbf48-3657-4ce6-8071-6d4775d850f6
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CodePersonNameDates
NA5031Jurin; James (1684 - 1750); physician1684 - 1750
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