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Paper, 'Of the expansive force of fire' by William Jones

Reference number: L&P/6/77

Date: 14 May 1774

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Contains plate.

Subject: Physics

Read 12 January 1775

Reference number
L&P/6/77
Earliest possible date
14 May 1774
Physical description
Ink on paper and plate
Page extent
25 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Jones

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William Jones, Paper, 'Of the expansive force of fire' by William Jones, 14 May 1774, L&P/6/77, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_77/paper-of-the-expansive-force-of-fire-by-william-jones, accessed on 19 September 2024

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