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An Account of how and in what proportion the quicksilver may stand at different heights in a baroscope

Reference number: RBO/7/97

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RBO/7/97
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An Account of how and in what proportion the quicksilver may stand at different heights in a baroscope, RBO/7/97, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_7_97/an-account-of-how-and-in-what-proportion-the-quicksilver-may-stand-at-different-heights-in-a-baroscope, accessed on 21 April 2026

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