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Paper, 'Account of electrical apparatus' by John Lyon

Reference number: L&P/9/74

Date: 06 December 1787

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Contains plate.

Subject: Physics

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Reference number
L&P/9/74
Earliest possible date
06 December 1787
Physical description
Ink on paper and plate
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, 'Account of electrical apparatus' by John Lyon, 06 December 1787, L&P/9/74, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_74/paper-account-of-electrical-apparatus-by-john-lyon, accessed on 12 July 2025

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