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TitleLetter, from Arthur Dobbs to Richard Dobbs, dated at Castle-Dobbs
CreatorDobbs; Arthur (1689-1765); Surveyor General in Ireland; governor of North Carolina
RecipientDobbs; Richard (1694-1775); Irish rector; Brother of Arthur Dobbs
Date24 March 1722
DescriptionObservations of the parhelion (mock sun) witnessed at Castle-Dobbs, two miles from Carrickfergus, County Antrim, during March and April 1721
Richard Dobbs sent this letter to James Jurin
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 32, no 372, p 89
Read to the Royal Society on 3 May 1722
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originCastle Dobbs, Carrickfergus, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Origin coordinates54.73333, -5.75
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1722.0019
RelatedRecordEL/D2/8
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/47f97844-e256-4cb5-9586-14bf6ed02785
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