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RefNoEL/P1/115
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Philip Percival to his brother Lord Percival, dated at Dublin
CreatorPerceval; Philip (1688-1748); M.P. Askeyton; director and supervisor of the state music
Date14 January 1720
DescriptionAccount of some unusual luminous appearances in the sky over Dublin seen on 12 January 1720
Engravings attached
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript and engraving
Place originDublin, Leinster, Ireland
Origin coordinates53.33306, -6.24889
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPrinted in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 31, no 364, p 21
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/20faee19-c692-414e-8841-30513ebcc4e3
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1049Perceval; John (1711 - 1770); 2nd Earl of Egmont1711 - 1770
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