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'A curious Dissertation concerning the Causes of the Power and Effects of Musick' by Robert Hooke communicated by William Derham

Reference number: RBO/13/14

Date: 1727

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Read to the Royal Society on 14 December 1727

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RBO/13/14
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1727
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11 pages
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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, 'A curious Dissertation concerning the Causes of the Power and Effects of Musick' by Robert Hooke communicated by William Derham, 1727, RBO/13/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_13_14/a-curious-dissertation-concerning-the-causes-of-the-power-and-effects-of-musick-by-robert-hooke-communicated-by-william-derham, accessed on 02 December 2024

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