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Paper, regarding experiments on lemon peel and quinces by Denis Papin

Reference number: CLP/18i/17

Date: 21 April 1686

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Experiments in the engine for distilling in several degrees of rarefaction or compression: also of "coinces" (quinces)
Figure of machine used is attached

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CLP/18i/17
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21 April 1686
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Ink on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Denis Papin

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Denis Papin, Paper, regarding experiments on lemon peel and quinces by Denis Papin, 21 April 1686, CLP/18i/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18i_17/paper-regarding-experiments-on-lemon-peel-and-quinces-by-denis-papin, accessed on 24 March 2025

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