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'The followeing observations were made in Hong road, within four miles of Bristoll, Anno 1668 by way of Answer to the Quaries concerning Tydes, proposed in Number 17 and 18 of the Philosophical Transactions'

Read at the Royal Society on 19 November 1668

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RBO/4/5
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1668
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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'Captain Samuel Sturmey his Account of Tydes [tides]', 1668, RBO/4/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_4_5/captain-samuel-sturmey-his-account-of-tydes-tides, accessed on 16 July 2025

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