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Letter, 'Conjectures on some of the phenomena of the barometer' from Robert McCausland to Joseph Planta

Reference number: L&P/9/7

Date: 06 April 1786

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Subject: Scientific instruments

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L&P/9/7
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06 April 1786
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Ink on paper
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Conjectures on some of the phenomena of the barometer' from Robert McCausland to Joseph Planta, 06 April 1786, L&P/9/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_7/letter-conjectures-on-some-of-the-phenomena-of-the-barometer-from-robert-mccausland-to-joseph-planta, accessed on 20 July 2025

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