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First Report of the Committee appointed to conduct the experiments on glass for optical purposes

Reference number: HS/26/37

Date: 1827

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Regarding the progress of the experiments.

Reference number
HS/26/37
Earliest possible date
1827
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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First Report of the Committee appointed to conduct the experiments on glass for optical purposes, 1827, HS/26/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_26_37/first-report-of-the-committee-appointed-to-conduct-the-experiments-on-glass-for-optical-purposes, accessed on 09 November 2025

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