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Letter, 'Discountenancing his discoveries owing to deference to the 'grand Newton' from Gautier to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/2/166

Date: 27 August 1750

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Subject: Physics

Read 25 October 1750

Reference number
L&P/2/166
Earliest possible date
27 August 1750
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Discountenancing his discoveries owing to deference to the 'grand Newton' from Gautier to the Royal Society, 27 August 1750, L&P/2/166, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_166/letter-discountenancing-his-discoveries-owing-to-deference-to-the-grand-newton-from-gautier-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 13 March 2026

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