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'Experiments propounded by Sir Robert Moray and Recommended to Dr Power'

Reference number: RBO/1/37

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To observe the weights of different substances (eg lead, lodestone, wood) and vials of liquid in a pit; to observe the heat and cold in different types of weather-glasses in the pit

Reference number
RBO/1/37
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Power

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Henry Power, 'Experiments propounded by Sir Robert Moray and Recommended to Dr Power', RBO/1/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_1_37/experiments-propounded-by-sir-robert-moray-and-recommended-to-dr-power, accessed on 14 August 2026

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