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'A Discourse concerning the Polarity of Drills'

Reference number: RBO/8/13

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Concerning the polarity of iron outlining different experiments
Author unidentified

Reference number
RBO/8/13
Page extent
5 pages
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Manuscript

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'A Discourse concerning the Polarity of Drills', RBO/8/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_8_13/a-discourse-concerning-the-polarity-of-drills, accessed on 06 June 2026

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