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Instructions, How 'to make linseed oyle' and how 'to make a picture in oyle upon glass' by Robert Hooke

Reference number: CLP/24/84

Date: 17th century

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Hooke instructs on the materials and method required to make linseed oil and to make a picture in oil upon glass.

Subject: Chemistry

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CLP/24/84
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17th century
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, Instructions, How 'to make linseed oyle' and how 'to make a picture in oyle upon glass' by Robert Hooke, 17th century, CLP/24/84, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_24_84/instructions-how-to-make-linseed-oyle-and-how-to-make-a-picture-in-oyle-upon-glass-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 10 November 2024

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    Dates: 1592-1741

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