Letter, 'Measuring heights with the barometer' from George Shuckburgh to William Roy
Reference number: L&P/7/42
Date: 20 April 1778
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Subject: Mathematics
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Comparison between Sir George Shuckburgh and Colonel Roy's rules for the measurement of heights with the barometer; in a letter to Col. Roy, F. R. S. from Sir George Shuckburgh, Bart. F. R. S'
Read 7 May 1778
- Reference number
- L&P/7/42
- Earliest possible date
- 20 April 1778
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 7 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Letter, 'Measuring heights with the barometer' from George Shuckburgh to William Roy, 20 April 1778, L&P/7/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_42/letter-measuring-heights-with-the-barometer-from-george-shuckburgh-to-william-roy, accessed on 11 July 2025
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