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Letter, from Joly of Dyon [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/I1/178

Date: 01 January 1676

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Concerning a machine to raise water

Reference number
EL/I1/178
Earliest possible date
01 January 1676
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Letter, from Joly of Dyon [to the Royal Society], 01 January 1676, EL/I1/178, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_i1_178/letter-from-joly-of-dyon-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 15 May 2025

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