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Concerning an experiment to show the force of timber
Note in another hand states that the gentleman was going to London and wished to demonstrate this experiment to the Society

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EL/S2/44
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2 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, EL/S2/44, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_44/letter-from-william-stephens-to-james-jurin-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 19 April 2026

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  • Early Letters

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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