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Unpublished paper, 'The accurate determination of carbonic acid and moisture in air' by J S [John Scott] Haldane and M S [Marcus Seymour] Pembrey

Reference number: AP/66/11

Date: 1889

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The authors share experimental results and observations regarding the accurate determination of carbonic acid and moisture in air, which they believe depends on 'the solution of a number of problems connected with the respiratory exchange of animals.'

Uncorrected proof. Annotations in ink throughout. Note on front reads 'Preserve this proof in the archives'.

Subject: Chemistry /Biology

Received 8 April 1889. Read 2 May 1889. Communicated by Professor J [John Scott] Burdon-Sanderson.

Mentioned as received in volume 46 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The accurate determination of carbonic acid and moisture in air'.

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AP/66/11
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1889
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Ink and coloured pencil on paper
Page extent
17 pages
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Printed

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John Scott Haldane

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John Scott Haldane, Unpublished paper, 'The accurate determination of carbonic acid and moisture in air' by J S [John Scott] Haldane and M S [Marcus Seymour] Pembrey, 1889, AP/66/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_66_11/unpublished-paper-the-accurate-determination-of-carbonic-acid-and-moisture-in-air-by-j-s-john-scott-haldane-and-m-s-marcus-seymour-pembrey, accessed on 15 October 2024

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