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Paper, 'Of diving' by Anthony Forthergill and Granville Sharp

Reference number: L&P/8/122

Date: 12 November 1784

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Contains letters and an annotated plate.

Subject: Engineering

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Reference number
L&P/8/122
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12 November 1784
Physical description
Ink on paper and plate
Page extent
25 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Anthony Fothergill

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Anthony Fothergill, Paper, 'Of diving' by Anthony Forthergill and Granville Sharp, 12 November 1784, L&P/8/122, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_122/paper-of-diving-by-anthony-forthergill-and-granville-sharp, accessed on 23 January 2026

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  • Letters and Papers

    'Letters and Papers' contains the scientific correspondence sent to the Royal Society through the 18th century, many of which were published in its journal.

    Dates: 1741 - 1806

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