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Letter, 'Explosion at Mr Grave's house near Tralee, County Kerry' from Thomas Ryves to William Watson

Reference number: L&P/7/71

Date: 21 November 1778

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Subject: Physics

Read 17 December 1778

Reference number
L&P/7/71
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21 November 1778
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Ink on paper
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6 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Thomas Ryves

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Thomas Ryves, Letter, 'Explosion at Mr Grave's house near Tralee, County Kerry' from Thomas Ryves to William Watson, 21 November 1778, L&P/7/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_71/letter-explosion-at-mr-graves-house-near-tralee-county-kerry-from-thomas-ryves-to-william-watson, accessed on 07 June 2026

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