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William Derham

William Derham

Author 3 · 1696 – 1967 · 📖 3 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

William Derham FRS was an English clergyman, natural theologian, natural philosopher and scientist. He produced the earliest reasonably accurate measurement of the speed of sound.

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The artificial clock-maker

The artificial clock-maker

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