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Paper, Details of experiments with magnets by unknown author

Reference number: CLP/9ii/6

Date: 1670s

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Paper detailing instructions for carrying out experiments with magnets, including increasing magnetism.

Subject: Magnetism

Reference number
CLP/9ii/6
Earliest possible date
1670s
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, Details of experiments with magnets by unknown author, 1670s, CLP/9ii/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_9ii_6/paper-details-of-experiments-with-magnets-by-unknown-author, accessed on 12 March 2026

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