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Contains 5 figures.

Subject: Physics; marine biology

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Reference number
L&P/6/97
Earliest possible date
1775
Physical description
Illustrations on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Henry Cavendish

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Henry Cavendish, Plates, 'Illustrations for the paper on imitating the effects of the Torpedo by means of electricity' by Henry Cavendish, 1775, L&P/6/97, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_97/plates-illustrations-for-the-paper-on-imitating-the-effects-of-the-torpedo-by-means-of-electricity-by-henry-cavendish, accessed on 13 October 2024

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