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Letter, 'Concerning some experiments made with the steel-bow' from N N to Mr C

Reference number: CLP/3i/13

Date: 17th century

Description

The author describes an apparatus used to discharge a bullet in his experiments made with a steel bow. Includes a table in which the length of each shot is recorded.

Subject: Weaponry / Physics

Reference number
CLP/3i/13
Earliest possible date
17th century
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Concerning some experiments made with the steel-bow' from N N to Mr C, 17th century, CLP/3i/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_3i_13/letter-concerning-some-experiments-made-with-the-steel-bow-from-n-n-to-mr-c, accessed on 16 September 2024

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