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RefNoCLP/9i/61
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'An account of some magnetick experiments and observations' by W [William] Derham
Date[1705]
DescriptionPaper written as a follow-up to Derham's previous paper (manuscript found at CLP/9i/62). In this paper, Derham recounts his findings to an extent, explaining that magnetism was not completely lost but was weakened when the wires were manipulated. He also acknowledges that other scientists had made similar discoveries previously. Manuscript is incomplete and ends mid-sentence.

Subject: Magnetism

Published in Philosophical Transactions as Paper, 'Farther observations and remarks on the same subject'.

Read to the Royal Society on 6 March 1705.
Extent8p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1704.0098
RelatedRecordCLP/9i/62
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6239Derham; William (1657 - 1735); naturalist1657 - 1735
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