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RefNoRBO/16/37
AltRefNoRBO.16.194
LevelItem
Title'An account of an uncommon Accident by Fire by the Marquis Massei Casena'
Date1732
DescriptionOriginal dated 5 May 1731 at Bologna
Case of the lady of Cesena who was found burnt to ashes in her chamber - an hypothesis about lightning given
Philip Zollman's translation follows the transcription of the letter
Read to the Royal Society on 13 January 1731
LanguageItalian
English
Extent24 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialJBO/15/52
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