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Letter, 'An observation in optics (vision in fish)' from George Edwards to Thomas Birch

Reference number: L&P/4/162

Date: 15 June 1763

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Subject: Zoology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Mr. George Edwards, F. R. S. to Thomas Birch D. D. Secret. R. S. concerning an observation made by him in Opticks'

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L&P/4/162
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15 June 1763
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Edwards

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George Edwards, Letter, 'An observation in optics (vision in fish)' from George Edwards to Thomas Birch, 15 June 1763, L&P/4/162, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_162/letter-an-observation-in-optics-vision-in-fish-from-george-edwards-to-thomas-birch, accessed on 11 November 2025

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