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Paper, 'A farther account of his camphire of thyme' by Caspar Neumann

Reference number: CLP/11ii/30

Date: 05 March 1731

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A follow-up to Neumann's initial account of experiments on camphor resulting from distilling thyme essential oil, found at CLP/11ii/29. Neumann wrote this account after reading John Browne's differing opinion on the nature of the thyme camphor (see CLP/11ii/10). Neumann defends his original findings and points out grammatical errors in Browne's Latin publication.

Subject: Chemistry

Written by Neumann in Berlin [Germany].

Reference number
CLP/11ii/30
Earliest possible date
05 March 1731
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Ink on paper
Page extent
28 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Caspar Neumann

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Caspar Neumann, Paper, 'A farther account of his camphire of thyme' by Caspar Neumann, 05 March 1731, CLP/11ii/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_11ii_30/paper-a-farther-account-of-his-camphire-of-thyme-by-caspar-neumann, accessed on 14 March 2026

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