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Paper, Description of the double horizontal dial presented to the Royal Society by John Collins

Reference number: CLP/24/6

Date: 7 November 1667

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Subject: Scientific Instruments, Astronomy

Reference number
CLP/24/6
Earliest possible date
7 November 1667
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Ink on paper
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9 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, Description of the double horizontal dial presented to the Royal Society by John Collins, 7 November 1667, CLP/24/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_24_6/paper-description-of-the-double-horizontal-dial-presented-to-the-royal-society-by-john-collins, accessed on 15 February 2026

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