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RefNoEL/H3/100
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Widdington near Morpeth
CreatorHorsley; John (1685-1732); natural philosopher; antiquarian
Date2 April 1723
DescriptionGives observations of the weather in Widdington near Morpeth, Northumberland, in particular the amount of rainfall with a list of measurements between 1 April 1722 to 1 April 1723
Read to the Royal Society on 23 May 1723
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originWiddrington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Origin coordinates55.25, -1.58333
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPartially printed in 'Philosophical Transacations', vol 32, no 377, p 328
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/7d853d37-178e-4635-8716-41baa8c6c215
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5031Jurin; James (1684 - 1750); physician1684 - 1750
NA8080Horsley; John (1685 - 1732); archaeologist1685 - 1732
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