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Letter, from William Stephens to James Jurin, dated at Dublin

Reference number: EL/S2/42a

Date: 10 April 1722

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Results of experiments to show the distance and time in the attraction of lodestones (theorem explained in EL/S2/42)

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EL/S2/42a
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10 April 1722
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Stephens

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William Stephens, William Stephens, Letter, from William Stephens to James Jurin, dated at Dublin, 10 April 1722, EL/S2/42a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_42a/letter-from-william-stephens-to-james-jurin-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 17 April 2026

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