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Letter, 'Of Gascoigne's invention of the micrometer' from John Bevis to James Short

Reference number: L&P/2/346

Date: 10 May 1753

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Subject: Engineering

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Dr. Bevis to Mr. James Short, F. R. S. concerning Mr. Gascoigne's invention of the micrometer'

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L&P/2/346
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10 May 1753
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Bevis

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John Bevis, Letter, 'Of Gascoigne's invention of the micrometer' from John Bevis to James Short, 10 May 1753, L&P/2/346, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_346/letter-of-gascoignes-invention-of-the-micrometer-from-john-bevis-to-james-short, accessed on 21 January 2025

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