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Classified papers: volume 17 concerning 'Miscellaneous Papers'

Reference number: CLP/17

Date: 1661-1740

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Papers on miscellaneous topics including classification, census data, inventions and experiments. These works were either sent to the Royal Society, usually by their authors or by intermediaries, for reading at ordinary meetings of the Royal Society. Material might be commissioned by the Royal Society, or collected by other means.

Reference number
CLP/17
Earliest possible date
1661-1740
Physical description
Volume quarter bound in cream leather with tan cloth boards
Page extent
76 papers
Format
Manuscript

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Classified papers: volume 17 concerning 'Miscellaneous Papers', 1661-1740, CLP/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_17/classified-papers-volume-17-concerning-miscellaneous-papers, accessed on 10 February 2025

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    Dates: 1592-1741

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