| Author | Clayton, John, 1657-1725.
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| Title | A letter from Mr. John Clayton rector of Crofton at Wakefield in Yorkshire, to the Royal Society, May 12, 1688. Giving an account of several observables in Virginia, and in his voyage thither, more particularly concerning the air.
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| Published | [Washington, W. Q. Force, 1844]
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| Description | 45 p. 24 cm.
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| Series | In Force, Peter. Tracts ... Washington, 1836-46. v. 3, no. 12
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| General Note | Reprinted from the "Miscellanea curiosa" edited by Edmund Halley, 1705-07, v. 3.
Originally published in the Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London, 1694-5, v. 17, p. 781-795, 941-948, v. 18, p. 121-135.
Includes "Mr. Clayton's second letter" and continuations: "Of the water," "Of the earth and soil," "Of the birds," and "Of the beasts."
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| Subjects | Natural history -- Virginia.
Virginia -- Description and travel.
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| LC Card Number | 04-27239//r |
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| | WRHS Research Library: E 187 F697 v.3, no.12
mq139050: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
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