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Letter, 'Of a new electrometer by William Henley; and of several experiments made by him' from Joseph Priestley to Benjamin Franklin

Reference number: L&P/5/304

Date: 26 October 1770

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Subject: Physics

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of a new electrometer, contrived by Mr. William Henly, and of several electrical experiments, made by him, in a letter from Dr. Priestley, F. R. S. to Dr. Franklin, F. R. S.'

Read 28 May 1772

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L&P/5/304
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26 October 1770
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8 pages
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Joseph Priestley

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Joseph Priestley, Letter, 'Of a new electrometer by William Henley; and of several experiments made by him' from Joseph Priestley to Benjamin Franklin, 26 October 1770, L&P/5/304, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_304/letter-of-a-new-electrometer-by-william-henley-and-of-several-experiments-made-by-him-from-joseph-priestley-to-benjamin-franklin, accessed on 13 June 2025

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