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'An Attempt to prove, in what manner, and to what purposes, the new Engine contrived for raising Water (as communicated to the Royal Society on Thursday the 8th of December) may be of great Use and Service, within the Power of the Atmosphere only' by Charles Leigh

Reference number: RBO/21/8

Date: 1737

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Read to the Royal Society on 22 December 1737

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RBO/21/8
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1737
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5 pages
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'An Attempt to prove, in what manner, and to what purposes, the new Engine contrived for raising Water (as communicated to the Royal Society on Thursday the 8th of December) may be of great Use and Service, within the Power of the Atmosphere only' by Charles Leigh, 1737, RBO/21/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_21_8/an-attempt-to-prove-in-what-manner-and-to-what-purposes-the-new-engine-contrived-for-raising-water-as-communicated-to-the-royal-society-on-thursday-the-8th-of-december-may-be-of-great-use-and-service-within-the-power-of-the-atmosphere-only-by-charles-leigh, accessed on 22 April 2025

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