Archived papers: volume 6, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1788-1798

Reference number: AP/6

Date: 1788-1798

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Contains 21 papers and letters submitted to the Royal Society but not published at the time of receipt. The papers are arranged alphabetically by author and cover the period of 1788-1798 [spine reads 1788-1799]. Includes an index at the beginning of the volume.

Reference number: AP/6
Earliest possible date: 1788-1798
Physical description: Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on the spine
Page extent: One volume containing 15 papers and six letters
Format: Manuscript

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Archived papers: volume 6, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1788-1798, 1788-1798, AP/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_6/archived-papers-volume-6-scientific-papers-submitted-the-royal-society-unpublished-or-abstracted-1788-1798, accessed on 22 June 2025

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This volume contains 21 manuscripts:

Unpublished paper, 'An enquiry into the nature of animal-life upon principles never before adopted' by unknown author
1790 Reference number: AP/6/1
Unpublished letter, regarding stone mouldings and building materials from Edwd [Edward] Anderson to unknown recipient
05 June 1788 Reference number: AP/6/2
Unpublished paper and letters, 'Observation sur la manière de former l'alun par la combinaison directe de ses principes contituants' ['Observation on the way of forming alum through the direct combination of its constituent parts'] by [Jean Antoine Claude] Chaptal
1789 Creator: Jean Antoine Claude Chaptal , Richard Joseph Sullivan Reference number: AP/6/3
Unpublished paper and letter, 'De causa ascensus et descensus succi nutritii in vegetantibus' ['Cause of the ascension and descension of the juices that nourish plants'] by Jules de Vian
1793 Reference number: AP/6/4

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1768-1989 Reference number: AP

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The 'Archived Papers' collection is comprised of original manuscript scientific papers and letters submitted to the Royal Society which remained unpublished or were abstracted in the journal 'Proceedings of the Royal Society' published from 1830 onwards.

Dates: 1768 - 1989

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