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Letter, 'Of a man lighter than water' from William Benson Earle to George Lyttelton

Reference number: L&P/6/56

Date: 11 April 1774

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Subject: Physics

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L&P/6/56
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11 April 1774
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Benson Earle

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William Benson Earle, Letter, 'Of a man lighter than water' from William Benson Earle to George Lyttelton, 11 April 1774, L&P/6/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_56/letter-of-a-man-lighter-than-water-from-william-benson-earle-to-george-lyttelton, accessed on 12 January 2025

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