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Paper, 'Compass and barometer observations on board the 'Severn'' by unknown author

Reference number: L&P/1/107

Date: 1742

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Contains tables of results.

Subject: Mathematics

Read 24 June 1742.

Reference number
L&P/1/107
Earliest possible date
1742
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
12 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Compass and barometer observations on board the 'Severn'' by unknown author, 1742, L&P/1/107, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_107/paper-compass-and-barometer-observations-on-board-the-severn-by-unknown-author, accessed on 14 October 2024

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