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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 5, copies of papers communicated 1675-1680

Reference number: RBO/5

Date: 1675-1680

Description

Fair copies of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society dating from 27 April 1675 to 18 March 1680. Transcribed to establish their precedence for a particular discovery or idea.
Subject index at end of volume compiled by Richard Waller in 1688.

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RBO/5
Earliest possible date
1675-1680
Page extent
1 volume
Format
Manuscript

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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 5, copies of papers communicated 1675-1680, 1675-1680, RBO/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_5/register-book-of-the-royal-society-volume-5-copies-of-papers-communicated-1675-1680, accessed on 13 October 2024

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    Dates: 1661-1739

    The 'Register Books Originals' contain copies of scientific papers submitted to the Society and considered for publication. The papers were transcribed to establish their precedence for a particular discovery or idea.

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