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Letter, 'Explanation of the Leyden experiment' from Benjamin Wilson to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/3/180

Date: 24 June 1756

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Subject: Physics

Published as 'A Retractation, by Mr. Benjamin Wilson, F.R.S. of his former Opinion, concerning the Explication of the Leyden Experiment'. Wilson is reevaluating his previous conclusions on electricity published in 1750 following Benjamin Franklin's own discoveries.

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L&P/3/180
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24 June 1756
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Benjamin Wilson

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Benjamin Wilson, Letter, 'Explanation of the Leyden experiment' from Benjamin Wilson to the Royal Society, 24 June 1756, L&P/3/180, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_180/letter-explanation-of-the-leyden-experiment-from-benjamin-wilson-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 17 December 2025

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