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'Of multiplying Grain' in a Letter form John Eames to John Machin

Reference number: RBO/14/42

Date: 1728

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Commenting on an article by Professor Wolfius
Read to the Royal Scoiety on 13 March 1728

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RBO/14/42
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1728
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1 page
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Manuscript

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'Of multiplying Grain' in a Letter form John Eames to John Machin, 1728, RBO/14/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_14_42/of-multiplying-grain-in-a-letter-form-john-eames-to-john-machin, accessed on 11 February 2026

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