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TitleLetter, 'Explanation of the Leyden experiment' from Benjamin Wilson to the Royal Society
Date24 June 1756
DescriptionSubject: Physics

Published as 'A Retractation, by Mr. Benjamin Wilson, F.R.S. of his former Opinion, concerning the Explication of the Leyden Experiment'. Wilson is reevaluating his previous conclusions on electricity published in 1750 following Benjamin Franklin's own discoveries.

Read 24 June 1756
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1755.0107
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CodePersonNameDates
NA5600Wilson; Benjamin (1721 - 1788)1721 - 1788
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