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Paper, History of salterns by Robert Hooke

Reference number: CLP/20/42

Date: 25 July 1666

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Discusses collecting a natural and artificial history of salterns [pools in which seawater is left to evaporate to make salt].

Subject: History, Geology, trades

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CLP/20/42
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25 July 1666
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, Paper, History of salterns by Robert Hooke, 25 July 1666, CLP/20/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_20_42/paper-history-of-salterns-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 17 May 2025

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