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Unpublished note, regarding Charles Wildbore's paper from [Nevil Maskelyne] to [Sir Joseph Banks]

Reference number: AP/7/23

Date: 21 February 1788

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Note from Maskelyne regarding Wildbore's paper on spherical motion (see AP/7/16), requesting further clarification and demonstration of his reasoning on page 2 of his paper.

A note beneath Maskelyne's writing in another hand reads 'Feb 23 1788', suggesting that this question was posed to Wildbore on this date.

Subject: Physics / Mathematics

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AP/7/23
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21 February 1788
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Ink on paper
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Nevil Maskelyne

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Nevil Maskelyne, Unpublished note, regarding Charles Wildbore's paper from [Nevil Maskelyne] to [Sir Joseph Banks], 21 February 1788, AP/7/23, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_7_23/unpublished-note-regarding-charles-wildbores-paper-from-nevil-maskelyne-to-sir-joseph-banks, accessed on 24 January 2025

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