Record

RefNoAP/10/43
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished letter, regarding 'A curious fact' from John Finer to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Date7 October 1833
DescriptionLetter received by the Royal Society as a result of a statement, titled 'A Curious Fact' (see AP/10 for description). Finer writes to request more information on the supposed reward and to determine to whom the solution should be addressed.

Subject: Physics

Written by Finer in Winchester House, Old Broad [Street, London] and sent in the care of Douglas Anderson.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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