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Unpublished letters, regarding a shell which will explode at the bottom of the sea from John Norton to the Royal Society

Reference number: AP/23/37

Date: September 1840

Description

Two letters from Captain John Norton, dated 2 and 11 September 1840 respectively, in which he describes his plans for a shell which could be exploded at the bottom of the sea in order to ascertain the depth of the water.

Subject: Oceanography

Reference number
AP/23/37
Earliest possible date
September 1840
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished letters, regarding a shell which will explode at the bottom of the sea from John Norton to the Royal Society, September 1840, AP/23/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_23_37/unpublished-letters-regarding-a-shell-which-will-explode-at-the-bottom-of-the-sea-from-john-norton-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 17 January 2025

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