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Paper, 'Contribution towards the history of thialdine' by A W [August Wilhelm von] Hofmann

Reference number: AP/39/29

Date: 27 May 1857

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Hofmann briefly shares details of some experiments which he believes provide insight into the constitution of thialdine.

Annotations in ink throughout. Marked on front as 'For the Proceedings'.

Subject: Analytical chemistry

Received 30 May 1857. Read 18 June 1857.

Written by Hofmann at the Royal College of Chemistry [London].

A version of this paper was published in volume 8 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Contribution towards the history of thialdine'.

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AP/39/29
Earliest possible date
27 May 1857
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Ink on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'Contribution towards the history of thialdine' by A W [August Wilhelm von] Hofmann, 27 May 1857, AP/39/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_39_29/paper-contribution-towards-the-history-of-thialdine-by-a-w-august-wilhelm-von-hofmann, accessed on 25 March 2025

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