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Letter, 'Electrical experiments' from John Bevis to Benjamin Wilson

Reference number: L&P/4/175

Date: 15 December 1763

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Subject: Physics

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L&P/4/175
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15 December 1763
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Bevis

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John Bevis, Letter, 'Electrical experiments' from John Bevis to Benjamin Wilson, 15 December 1763, L&P/4/175, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_175/letter-electrical-experiments-from-john-bevis-to-benjamin-wilson, accessed on 14 September 2026

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