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Paper, 'A theory of the tides at the Barr of Tunking' by Edmond Halley

Reference number: CLP/21/15

Date: 1687

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Two copies of paper with figures in second copy. Read to the Royal Society on 9 November 1687.

Subject: Oceanography

Reference number
CLP/21/15
Earliest possible date
1687
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Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
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Manuscript

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Edmond Halley

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Edmond Halley, Paper, 'A theory of the tides at the Barr of Tunking' by Edmond Halley, 1687, CLP/21/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_21_15/paper-a-theory-of-the-tides-at-the-barr-of-tunking-by-edmond-halley, accessed on 15 August 2026

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