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Letter, 'Of a wreathed torque of brass shown to the Society on 24 February' from Richard Ossory to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/3/224

Date: 24 February 1757

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Reference number
L&P/3/224
Earliest possible date
24 February 1757
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of a wreathed torque of brass shown to the Society on 24 February' from Richard Ossory to the Royal Society, 24 February 1757, L&P/3/224, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_224/letter-of-a-wreathed-torque-of-brass-shown-to-the-society-on-24-february-from-richard-ossory-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 12 May 2025

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