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Letter, 'A water-spout at Fort William' by John MacDonald to unknown recipient

Reference number: L&P/9/108

Date: 10 August 1787

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Subject: Engineering

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L&P/9/108
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10 August 1787
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'A water-spout at Fort William' by John MacDonald to unknown recipient, 10 August 1787, L&P/9/108, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_108/letter-a-water-spout-at-fort-william-by-john-macdonald-to-unknown-recipient, accessed on 12 September 2024

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