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XII. Observations on the Machine called the Lewis. By Francis Gibson, Esq. F.A.S. In a Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Mulgrave, F.A.S.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2012

Francis Gibson Esq.
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As I flatter myself that every attempt, however feeble, to illustrate the venerable remains of antiquity some degree with your lordsip's approbation, I have been induced to hazard my opinion on the state of mechanics of the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries, and shall be happy if your lordship judges it worthy the attention of the Society of Antiquaries.

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Archaeologia , Volume 10 , 1789 , pp. 123 - 127
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1789

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page 124 note [a] The Dunus Sinus of Ptolomy.

page 126 note [b] See Plate V.