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Paper, Observations and experiments relating to friction by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers

Reference number: CLP/18ii/30

Date: 1730

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Read to the Royal Society on 5 March 1729/30

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CLP/18ii/30
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1730
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, Observations and experiments relating to friction by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers, 1730, CLP/18ii/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18ii_30/paper-observations-and-experiments-relating-to-friction-by-j-t-john-theophilus-desaguliers, accessed on 07 June 2026

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