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Letter, 'Of optical matters' from J H Magalhaens to Nevil Maskelyne

Reference number: L&P/5/132

Date: 17 July 1769

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Subject: Physics

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L&P/5/132
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17 July 1769
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of optical matters' from J H Magalhaens to Nevil Maskelyne, 17 July 1769, L&P/5/132, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_132/letter-of-optical-matters-from-j-h-magalhaens-to-nevil-maskelyne, accessed on 15 March 2025

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