Paper, 'A farther account of his camphire of thyme' by Caspar Neumann
Reference number: CLP/11ii/30
Date: 05 March 1731
Description
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
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 28 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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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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Classified papers: volume 11ii concerning 'Pharmacy, Chemystry'
1723-1731 Reference number: CLP/11ii
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