Concerning the form of the Roman equuleus by J Ward
Reference number: RBO/15/23
Date: 1729
Description
Original figures shows two forms of imposing torture - one with a wooden rack
Read to the Royal Society on 29 January 1729
- Reference number
- RBO/15/23
- Earliest possible date
- 1729
- Page extent
- 12 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Concerning the form of the Roman equuleus by J Ward, 1729, RBO/15/23, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_15_23/concerning-the-form-of-the-roman-equuleus-by-j-ward, accessed on 08 February 2026
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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 15, copies of papers communicated 1730-1731
1730-1731 Reference number: RBO/15
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