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'A Discourse of Gravity and Gravitation Grounded on Experimental Observations' by John Wallis

Reference number: RBO/4/53

Date: 1674

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Presented to the Royal Society on 12 November 1674

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RBO/4/53
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1674
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30 pages
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'A Discourse of Gravity and Gravitation Grounded on Experimental Observations' by John Wallis, 1674, RBO/4/53, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_4_53/a-discourse-of-gravity-and-gravitation-grounded-on-experimental-observations-by-john-wallis, accessed on 07 November 2025

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