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Authorised form of nameBlair; John (- 1782)
Dates - 1782
NationalityBritish
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death24 June 1782
OccupationClergyman
ActivityEducation:
LLD
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election09/01/1755
SourcesSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Royal Society codeNA7914
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference numberTitleDate
L&P/3/35Paper, 'Account of the charts for keeping meteorological observations' by John Blair1755
EC/1754/16Blair, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society
L&P/3/76Paper, 'Of the earthquake of Nov 1 at 'Swanzey'' by John Blair8 December 1755
L&P/3/64Paper, 'Of the agitation of water in a pond near Reading on Nov 1' by John Blair1755
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