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Paper, English translation of 'An account of an operation for the volatilising of tartar, which did not succeed' by Mr [Nicaise] Le Fevre [Febvre]

Reference number: CLP/11i/4

Date: 1663

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English translation by unknown translator of Le Febvre's paper. Le Febvre describes an unsuccessful attempt to volatilise tartar by mixing it with rainwater and potassium carbonate, allowing it to evaporate, and then mixing the resulting substance with an alum. Original French manuscript found at CLP/11i/3.

Subject: Chemistry

Read to the Royal Society on 1 July 1663.

Reference number
CLP/11i/4
Earliest possible date
1663
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Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, English translation of 'An account of an operation for the volatilising of tartar, which did not succeed' by Mr [Nicaise] Le Fevre [Febvre], 1663, CLP/11i/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_11i_4/paper-english-translation-of-an-account-of-an-operation-for-the-volatilising-of-tartar-which-did-not-succeed-by-mr-nicaise-le-fevre-febvre, accessed on 10 August 2026

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