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Paper, 'Trial at sea of one of John Harrison's watches' by D Digges

Reference number: L&P/4/94

Date: 18 December 1761

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Read 4 February 1762

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L&P/4/94
Earliest possible date
18 December 1761
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Ink on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'Trial at sea of one of John Harrison's watches' by D Digges, 18 December 1761, L&P/4/94, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_94/paper-trial-at-sea-of-one-of-john-harrisons-watches-by-d-digges, accessed on 14 January 2025

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