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RefNoMS/516/7/3
LevelItem
TitleMemorandum from J. Martin, Keeper, Lamocks Lighthouse, Swatow, to the [Royal Society Krakatoa Committee]
Date4 August 1884
DescriptionEcnlosure from MS/516/7/2

Answers to three specific observational questions pertaining to changes in the sky, specifically colours observed, date range of observations, particulars of sights that attracted the observer's attention; and wjhether the observer has ever witnessed anything similar in their lifetime. Detailed descriptions of the nature and colour of the afterglow observed ensue.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMS/516/7/2
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