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Letter, from William Rutty to M[arten] Triewald, dated at London

Reference number: EL/R2/20

Date: 25 March 1729

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Thanks for letters on the topic of the cohesion of leaden balls and electricity; Rutty gives details of experiments carried out at the Society on the same meeting when letter was read

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EL/R2/20
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25 March 1729
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Rutty

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William Rutty, William Rutty, Letter, from William Rutty to M[arten] Triewald, dated at London, 25 March 1729, EL/R2/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_r2_20/letter-from-william-rutty-to-marten-triewald-dated-at-london, accessed on 11 February 2026

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