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'An Account of the Experiments and Observations made by Lord Brouncker, Sir Robert Moray, Mr Bruce and Mr Hooke upon the Thames'

Reference number: RBO/2i/39

Date: 18 March 1662

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Experiments to show the weight of water, to show the hot and cold of water, and observations of sound, observations of the motion of the water

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RBO/2i/39
Earliest possible date
18 March 1662
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9 pages
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Manuscript

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'An Account of the Experiments and Observations made by Lord Brouncker, Sir Robert Moray, Mr Bruce and Mr Hooke upon the Thames', 18 March 1662, RBO/2i/39, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2i_39/an-account-of-the-experiments-and-observations-made-by-lord-brouncker-sir-robert-moray-mr-bruce-and-mr-hooke-upon-the-thames, accessed on 24 March 2025

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