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'William Sanderson's Observations on the Variation of the Needle made in the Baltick Anno 1720 communicated by Captain Soame'

Reference number: RBO/11/24

Date: 1720

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Read to the Royal Society on 23 February 1720

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RBO/11/24
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1720
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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'William Sanderson's Observations on the Variation of the Needle made in the Baltick Anno 1720 communicated by Captain Soame', 1720, RBO/11/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_11_24/william-sandersons-observations-on-the-variation-of-the-needle-made-in-the-baltick-anno-1720-communicated-by-captain-soame, accessed on 14 December 2025

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