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Cooper writes about hearing and sound, and the importance of 'vibratory motion' to sound.

Subject: Physics

Communicated by J G [John George] Children.

Written by Cooper at Bawlish, Shepton Mallet [Somerset, England].

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AP/19/6
Earliest possible date
10 March 1835
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
36 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper, 'Memorandum relating to a theory of sound' by Paul Cooper, 10 March 1835, AP/19/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_19_6/unpublished-paper-memorandum-relating-to-a-theory-of-sound-by-paul-cooper, accessed on 06 June 2026

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