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Unpublished letter, regarding 'A curious fact' from Ralph Hobson to the President of the Royal Society of Arts

Reference number: AP/10/45

Date: 09 October 1833

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Letter received by the Royal Society as a result of a statement, titled 'A Curious Fact' (see AP/10 for description). Hobson explains that he had seen the problem posed by the Society printed in 'provincial papers' and he had previously solved this problem through experimentation. He requests instructions for submitting his response to the Society.

Subject: Physics

Erroneously addressed to the President of the Royal Society of Arts and postmarked 9 October 1833. Hobson requests a response be sent to 29 Hardwicke Street, Dublin [Ireland].

Reference number
AP/10/45
Earliest possible date
09 October 1833
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished letter, regarding 'A curious fact' from Ralph Hobson to the President of the Royal Society of Arts, 09 October 1833, AP/10/45, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_10_45/unpublished-letter-regarding-a-curious-fact-from-ralph-hobson-to-the-president-of-the-royal-society-of-arts, accessed on 14 May 2025

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