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Paper, 'Experimentum quod ostendesce videtur, liquorem quendam, alkaheste analogum, in animalibus reperiri' by H [Henry] Oldenburg

Reference number: CLP/14i/2

Date: 1660s

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Oldenburg details an experiment that shows that a liquid akin to alkahest, a theorised universal solvent, is found in animal bodies.

Subject: Chemistry

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CLP/14i/2
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1660s
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Oldenburg

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Henry Oldenburg, Paper, 'Experimentum quod ostendesce videtur, liquorem quendam, alkaheste analogum, in animalibus reperiri' by H [Henry] Oldenburg, 1660s, CLP/14i/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_14i_2/paper-experimentum-quod-ostendesce-videtur-liquorem-quendam-alkaheste-analogum-in-animalibus-reperiri-by-h-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 03 December 2024

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