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12 pages in English and 6 pages in French.

Subject: Physics

Read 1 May 1755

Reference number
L&P/3/16
Earliest possible date
10 September 1754
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
18 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'On the power of pointed bodies in electricity' from Etienne Francois Dutour to William Watson, 10 September 1754, L&P/3/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_16/letter-on-the-power-of-pointed-bodies-in-electricity-from-etienne-francois-dutour-to-william-watson, accessed on 10 October 2024

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