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Printed letter, from Monsieur [Philippe] de la Hire [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/H3/74

Date: 01 January 1687

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Concerning a new magnetic compass and observations of magnetic experiments
Letter was dated 26 April 1687
Read to the Royal Society on 22 June 1687

Reference number
EL/H3/74
Earliest possible date
01 January 1687
Page extent
12 pages
Format
Printed

Creator name

Philippe de la Hire

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Philippe de la Hire, Printed letter, from Monsieur [Philippe] de la Hire [to the Royal Society], 01 January 1687, EL/H3/74, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_74/printed-letter-from-monsieur-philippe-de-la-hire-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 22 April 2026

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