Paper, 'Inquiries concerning the East Indies' by the Royal Society
Reference number: CLP/19/4
Date: 17th Century
Description
The Society present a series of questions regarding 'the variation of the needle from the meridian', tides, hurricanes, the trade winds and whether the sea is saltier 'near and under the equator, than at a considerable distance from it'.
Subject: Exploration / Meteorology / Geography
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- CLP/19/4
- Earliest possible date
- 17th Century
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, 'Inquiries concerning the East Indies' by the Royal Society, 17th Century, CLP/19/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_19_4/paper-inquiries-concerning-the-east-indies-by-the-royal-society, accessed on 28 April 2025
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The 'Classified Papers' of the Royal Society are papers from British and international natural philosophers and scholars categorised according to subject areas.
Dates: 1592 - 1741
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