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'An Account of the QuickSilver Experiment made at Mamhead by Mr William Ball'

Reference number: RBO/1/29

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Table of meteorological observations dating from October 1659-May 1661
Table records time, place, weather conditions, water in the weather-glass and height of the quicksilver

Reference number
RBO/1/29
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Ball

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William Ball, 'An Account of the QuickSilver Experiment made at Mamhead by Mr William Ball', RBO/1/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_1_29/an-account-of-the-quicksilver-experiment-made-at-mamhead-by-mr-william-ball, accessed on 12 March 2026

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