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Letter, 'Of Roman weights and mesaures' from Henry Norris to Richard Brocklesby

Reference number: L&P/6/166

Date: 15 January 1776

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Subject: Mathematics

Read 21 March 1776

Reference number
L&P/6/166
Earliest possible date
15 January 1776
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Ink on paper
Page extent
7 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of Roman weights and mesaures' from Henry Norris to Richard Brocklesby, 15 January 1776, L&P/6/166, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_166/letter-of-roman-weights-and-mesaures-from-henry-norris-to-richard-brocklesby, accessed on 10 February 2025

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