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Unpublished paper, 'Nuovo sistema della naturale posizione del globo celeste' [New system of the natural position of the celestial globe] by S Camibaris

Reference number: AP/24/4

Date: 13 March 1843

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Camibaris describes how the Earth's general position is maintained due to the counterbalance of the oceans on the surface of the globe. He discusses ocean tides and rising water levels in the Nile.

Preceded by a covering letter.

Subject: Astronomy / Oceanography

Written by Camibaris in Malta.

Reference number
AP/24/4
Earliest possible date
13 March 1843
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
10 pages
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Manuscript

Creator name

S Camibaris

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S Camibaris, Unpublished paper, 'Nuovo sistema della naturale posizione del globo celeste' [New system of the natural position of the celestial globe] by S Camibaris, 13 March 1843, AP/24/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_24_4/unpublished-paper-nuovo-sistema-della-naturale-posizione-del-globo-celeste-new-system-of-the-natural-position-of-the-celestial-globe-by-s-camibaris, accessed on 15 March 2026

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