Richard Prest note
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Abstract
Richard Prest was a teacher at the Gravesend School and was married to a member of the Van Brunt family. In this note, Prest estimates the number of barleycorns that would reach around the circumference of the Earth. The note is dated 1751.
Biographical note
Richard Prest was a teacher at the Gravesend School and was married to a member of the Van Brunt family.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single document.
Scope and Contents
In this note, Richard Prest estimates the number of barleycorns that would reach around the circumference of the Earth. The note is dated 1751.
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Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
This item is in the public domain.
Preferred Citation
Richard Prest note, 1751, 1985.043; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Grace M. Anderson, 1985.
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This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2024.
