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Letter, 'Of a reference to electricity in Hirtious history of Caesar's African war' from William Stukeley to Thomas Birch

Reference number: L&P/2/498

Date: 21 March 1754

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Subject: Physics

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Reference number
L&P/2/498
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21 March 1754
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Stukeley

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William Stukeley, Letter, 'Of a reference to electricity in Hirtious history of Caesar's African war' from William Stukeley to Thomas Birch, 21 March 1754, L&P/2/498, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_498/letter-of-a-reference-to-electricity-in-hirtious-history-of-caesars-african-war-from-william-stukeley-to-thomas-birch, accessed on 14 July 2026

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