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Part of a letter from William Derham, Rector of Upminster, dated December 6 1697, 'Giving an account of Some experiments about the height of the Mercury in the Barometer at the Top and bottom of the Monument and about Portable Barometers'

Reference number: RBO/7/73

Date: 1697

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Experiments to show the variation of mercury at different heights

Reference number
RBO/7/73
Earliest possible date
1697
Page extent
5 pages
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Manuscript

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Part of a letter from William Derham, Rector of Upminster, dated December 6 1697, 'Giving an account of Some experiments about the height of the Mercury in the Barometer at the Top and bottom of the Monument and about Portable Barometers', 1697, RBO/7/73, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_7_73/part-of-a-letter-from-william-derham-rector-of-upminster-dated-december-6-1697-giving-an-account-of-some-experiments-about-the-height-of-the-mercury-in-the-barometer-at-the-top-and-bottom-of-the-monument-and-about-portable-barometers, accessed on 20 January 2025

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