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What was the exact date in July 1887 that Blyth first ran his wind turbine at Marykirk?

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Wikipedia's "James Blyth (engineer)" article and the American Physical Society's history piece both date the turbine only to July 1887; neither names the specific day within that month. 1
What Would Resolve This
Blyth's own notebook, a dated letter, or a contemporary newspaper account naming the day the turbine first charged the accumulators. 1
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Wikipedia's "James Blyth (engineer)" article and the American Physical Society's history piece both date the turbine only to July 1887; neither names the specific day within that month.

What would resolve this Blyth's own notebook, a dated letter, or a contemporary newspaper account naming the day the turbine first charged the accumulators.
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