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Paper, 'A description of the dial invented by J Ross of Hanley Castle in the County of Worcester' by unknown author

Reference number: CLP/3ii/33

Date: 1731

Description

The author describes of a sundial that can be used to tell the time and find the declination of stars and planets or the day of the month.

Subject: Engineering

Read to the Royal Society on 9 March 1731

Reference number
CLP/3ii/33
Earliest possible date
1731
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'A description of the dial invented by J Ross of Hanley Castle in the County of Worcester' by unknown author, 1731, CLP/3ii/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_3ii_33/paper-a-description-of-the-dial-invented-by-j-ross-of-hanley-castle-in-the-county-of-worcester-by-unknown-author, accessed on 14 May 2026

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