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Paper, 'An account of observations made of the variation of the horizontal needle at London, in the latter part of the year 1722 and beginning of 1723' by George Graham

Reference number: CLP/9ii/18

Date: 1723

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Graham describes observations made of the variation of three magnetic needles, two with caps of crystal and the other with a cap of glass.

Subject: Magnetism

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of observations made of the variation of the horizontal needle at London, in the latter part of the year 1772, and beginning of 1723'.

Read to the Royal Society on 25 June 1724.

Reference number
CLP/9ii/18
Earliest possible date
1723
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Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
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Manuscript

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George Graham

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George Graham, Paper, 'An account of observations made of the variation of the horizontal needle at London, in the latter part of the year 1722 and beginning of 1723' by George Graham, 1723, CLP/9ii/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_9ii_18/paper-an-account-of-observations-made-of-the-variation-of-the-horizontal-needle-at-london-in-the-latter-part-of-the-year-1722-and-beginning-of-1723-by-george-graham, accessed on 06 December 2025

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