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Paper, 'Developement general du tissu de Saphir-cristal, susceptible de l'etoile a six raisons [General development of the sapphire-crystal fabric, susceptible to the star for six reasons] by Pierre Laporterie

Reference number: L&P/9/27

Date: 14 August 1786

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19 pages in French, with 13 pages of English translation.

Subject: Geology

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Reference number
L&P/9/27
Earliest possible date
14 August 1786
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
32 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Developement general du tissu de Saphir-cristal, susceptible de l'etoile a six raisons [General development of the sapphire-crystal fabric, susceptible to the star for six reasons] by Pierre Laporterie, 14 August 1786, L&P/9/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_27/paper-developement-general-du-tissu-de-saphir-cristal-susceptible-de-letoile-a-six-raisons-general-development-of-the-sapphire-crystal-fabric-susceptible-to-the-star-for-six-reasons-by-pierre-laporterie, accessed on 20 June 2025

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