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Account of an experiment to show descent of bodies with uniform motion

Reference number: RBO/11/40

Date: 1721

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Experiment carried out on 14 December 1721 at the Royal Society

Reference number
RBO/11/40
Earliest possible date
1721
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Account of an experiment to show descent of bodies with uniform motion, 1721, RBO/11/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_11_40/account-of-an-experiment-to-show-descent-of-bodies-with-uniform-motion, accessed on 14 December 2025

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