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Letter, from Denis Papin to Hans Sloane

Reference number: EL/P1/94

Date: 23 January 1712

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Details of 'registered' papers - concerning experiments to show the advantage of cylindrical teeth and about improvements to clocks

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EL/P1/94
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23 January 1712
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Denis Papin

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Denis Papin, Denis Papin, Letter, from Denis Papin to Hans Sloane, 23 January 1712, EL/P1/94, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_p1_94/letter-from-denis-papin-to-hans-sloane, accessed on 21 April 2026

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