Unpublished letter, 'Observations on the changes which have taken place in some antient [ancient] alloys of copper' from John Davy to Sir Humphry Davy
Reference number: AP/12/7
Date: 1825

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Davy describes his experiments and observations on ancient copper alloys from Greece, including a bronze helmet found in the sea, coins, and a mirror found in a tomb. He describes his physical and chemical examinations of the alloys. The manuscript is incomplete and stops mid-sentence.
Subject: Chemistry
Received by the Royal Society on 20 June 1825.
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- AP/12/7
- Earliest possible date
- 1825
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Davy, Unpublished letter, 'Observations on the changes which have taken place in some antient [ancient] alloys of copper' from John Davy to Sir Humphry Davy, 1825, AP/12/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_12_7/unpublished-letter-observations-on-the-changes-which-have-taken-place-in-some-antient-ancient-alloys-of-copper-from-john-davy-to-sir-humphry-davy, accessed on 07 February 2025
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Archived papers: volume 12, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1825-1826
1824-1828 Reference number: AP/12
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