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Engraved figures of crane from 'Philosophical Transactions' attached
Read to the Royal Society on 11 December 1729
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 36, no 411, p 194

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RBO/14/80
Earliest possible date
1729
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10 pages
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Manuscript

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'Some Observations on the Crane with Improvements on that machine' by J Desaguliers, 1729, RBO/14/80, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_14_80/some-observations-on-the-crane-with-improvements-on-that-machine-by-j-desaguliers, accessed on 15 March 2026

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