Extract of a letter, from Abbe Jean Paul Bignon to Hans Sloane

Reference number: EL/B3/34

Date: 16 April 1733

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An account of Monsieur du Fay's experiments with electricity

Reference number: EL/B3/34
Earliest possible date: 16 April 1733
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Jean Paul Bignon

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Jean Paul Bignon, Jean-Paul Bignon, Extract of a letter, from Abbe Jean Paul Bignon to Hans Sloane, 16 April 1733, EL/B3/34, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_34/extract-of-a-letter-from-abbe-jean-paul-bignon-to-hans-sloane, accessed on 09 November 2025

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters B3
1728-1739 Reference number: EL/B3

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Hans Sloane
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Jean Paul Bignon
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Dates: 1613 - 1740

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