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Reference numberMC/6/375
LevelItem
TitleLetter from John A Graves, Locustville, Accomac Co, Virginia, to the Royal Society
Date8 December 1863
DescriptionPresenting his work on the influence of the sun and the moon on the tides. The fifth page [labelled MC/6/375a within the volume] contains a sketch of the orbit of the sun and the rotation of the moon.
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueMC/7/11
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