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Paper, 'An easy method of grinding and polishing pebbles' by William Arderon

Reference number: L&P/2/552

Date: 1754

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Subject: Engineering

Read 9 January 1755

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L&P/2/552
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1754
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Ink on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Arderon

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William Arderon, Paper, 'An easy method of grinding and polishing pebbles' by William Arderon, 1754, L&P/2/552, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_552/paper-an-easy-method-of-grinding-and-polishing-pebbles-by-william-arderon, accessed on 12 June 2025

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