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Letter, 'A further explanation of a new instrument for measuing small angles' from John Dollond to James Short

Reference number: L&P/2/492

Date: 04 April 1754

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Subject: Engineering

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An explanation of an for instrument for measuring small angles, the first account of which was read before the Royal Society May 10, 1753. By Mr. John Dollond. In a letter to James Short, M. A. and F. R. S'

Read 25 April 1754

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L&P/2/492
Earliest possible date
04 April 1754
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Ink on paper
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9 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'A further explanation of a new instrument for measuing small angles' from John Dollond to James Short, 04 April 1754, L&P/2/492, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_492/letter-a-further-explanation-of-a-new-instrument-for-measuing-small-angles-from-john-dollond-to-james-short, accessed on 26 March 2025

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