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'Observations made 27th October 1663 about Mr Clayton's Diamond' by Robert Boyle

Reference number: RBO/2i/77

Date: 1663

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Diamond shines in the dark when struck
Read to the Royal Society on 28 October 1663

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RBO/2i/77
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1663
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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'Observations made 27th October 1663 about Mr Clayton's Diamond' by Robert Boyle, 1663, RBO/2i/77, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2i_77/observations-made-27th-october-1663-about-mr-claytons-diamond-by-robert-boyle, accessed on 21 January 2025

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