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Letter, from Richard Burton [to the Royal Society], dated at Scorton

Reference number: EL/B3/10

Date: 11 February 1728

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Autograph letter concerning a new way of ballasting a ship

Reference number
EL/B3/10
Earliest possible date
11 February 1728
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript
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Richard Burton

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Richard Burton, Letter, from Richard Burton [to the Royal Society], dated at Scorton, 11 February 1728, EL/B3/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_10/letter-from-richard-burton-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-scorton, accessed on 05 October 2024

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    Dates: 1613-1740

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