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Stevenson argues that the common belief that water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen is falsely held. He asks the Royal Society to use their influence to draw attention to the 'exposure of [this] error, which will otherwise long continue to paralyze and render delusive a science, that must be held of the first importance, as far as regards public utility'.

Accompanied by two letters from Stevenson to C R [Charles Richard] Weld and the Royal Society, dated 15 April 1851 and 19 May 1851.

Subject: Chemistry

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AP/33/26
Earliest possible date
14 April 1851
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Ink on paper
Page extent
18 pages
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Manuscript

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William Ford Stevenson

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William Ford Stevenson, Unpublished paper, 'Water' by W F [William Ford] Stevenson, 14 April 1851, AP/33/26, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_33_26/unpublished-paper-water-by-w-f-william-ford-stevenson, accessed on 03 November 2024

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