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Paper, 'Experiments on a magnetic sand found in the county of Cornwall' by Wm [William] Gregor

Reference number: L&P/9/183

Date: 1790

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Subject: Mineralogy

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Reference number
L&P/9/183
Earliest possible date
1790
Physical description
Ink on paper. Paper is unbound and inserted in folder into volume.
Page extent
24 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Experiments on a magnetic sand found in the county of Cornwall' by Wm [William] Gregor, 1790, L&P/9/183, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_183/paper-experiments-on-a-magnetic-sand-found-in-the-county-of-cornwall-by-wm-william-gregor, accessed on 14 May 2025

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