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Paper, Experiment to demonstrate the figure of the Earth as discussed in 'Philosophical Transactions', nos 386, 387 and 388 by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers

Reference number: CLP/18ii/18

Date: 1725

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Read to the Royal Society on 21 October 1725

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CLP/18ii/18
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1725
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2 pages
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Paper, Experiment to demonstrate the figure of the Earth as discussed in 'Philosophical Transactions', nos 386, 387 and 388 by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers, 1725, CLP/18ii/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18ii_18/paper-experiment-to-demonstrate-the-figure-of-the-earth-as-discussed-in-philosophical-transactions-nos-386-387-and-388-by-j-t-john-theophilus-desaguliers, accessed on 12 July 2025

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