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Letter, 'A discovery in magnetism' from Abraham Mason to George Parker

Reference number: L&P/4/25

Date: 1760

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Subject: Physics

Read 6 November 1760

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L&P/4/25
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1760
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Ink on paper
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10 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'A discovery in magnetism' from Abraham Mason to George Parker, 1760, L&P/4/25, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_25/letter-a-discovery-in-magnetism-from-abraham-mason-to-george-parker, accessed on 15 January 2025

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