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Letter, 'Cylinder of wood for cylinder of glass in electric machine' from Daniel Bernoulli to

Reference number: L&P/2/568

Date: 14 January 1755

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Subject: Engineering

Read 6 February 1755

Reference number
L&P/2/568
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14 January 1755
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Daniel Bernoulli

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Daniel Bernoulli, Letter, 'Cylinder of wood for cylinder of glass in electric machine' from Daniel Bernoulli to, 14 January 1755, L&P/2/568, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_568/letter-cylinder-of-wood-for-cylinder-of-glass-in-electric-machine-from-daniel-bernoulli-to, accessed on 21 March 2025

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