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Unpublished letter, regarding 'A curious fact' from Davies Gilbert to John Coombe

Reference number: AP/10/49

Date: 30 October 1833

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Letter from Gilbert to Coombe, responding to a letter (AP/10/48) from Coombe received by the Royal Society as a result of a statement, titled 'A Curious Fact' (see AP/10 for description). Gilbert explains that he received Coombe's communications, but that the problem in 'A Curious Fact' was never discussed by the Royal Society and the solution is published in the Journal of the Royal Institution.

Subject: Physics

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AP/10/49
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30 October 1833
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Davies Gilbert

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Davies Gilbert, Unpublished letter, regarding 'A curious fact' from Davies Gilbert to John Coombe, 30 October 1833, AP/10/49, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_10_49/unpublished-letter-regarding-a-curious-fact-from-davies-gilbert-to-john-coombe, accessed on 17 March 2025

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