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Contains 25 documents submitted to the Royal Society but not published at the time of receipt. The papers are arranged alphabetically by author and cover the period of 1779-1787 [spine reads 1781-88]. Includes an index at the beginning of the volume.

Reference number
AP/5
Earliest possible date
1781-1788
Physical description
Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on the spine
Page extent
One volume containing 16 papers, six letters, two sets of observations, and one translation
Format
Manuscript

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Archived papers: volume 5, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1779-1787, 1781-1788, AP/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_5/archived-papers-volume-5-scientific-papers-submitted-the-royal-society-unpublished-or-abstracted-1779-1787, accessed on 05 November 2024

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  • Archived Papers

    Dates: 1768-1989

    The 'Archived Papers' collection is comprised of original manuscript scientific papers and letters submitted to the Royal Society which remained unpublished or were abstracted in the journal 'Proceedings of the Royal Society' published from 1830 onwards.

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