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'An account of things performed by real, and by pretended strong men' by John Desaguliers

Reference number: RBO/18/52

Date: 1733

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Details of feats performed and provides explanations of how they can be done
Read to the Royal Society on 8 and 15 November 1733

Reference number
RBO/18/52
Earliest possible date
1733
Page extent
27 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'An account of things performed by real, and by pretended strong men' by John Desaguliers, 1733, RBO/18/52, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_18_52/an-account-of-things-performed-by-real-and-by-pretended-strong-men-by-john-desaguliers, accessed on 16 June 2026

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