Paper, 'An apparatus to the history of comon [sic] practises in dyeing' by [William Petty]
Reference number: CLP/3i/6
Date: 1662
Description
Petty provides details about substances used to dye leather, paper, and other materials and about the apparatuses used to do this.
Subject: Chemistry / Industry
Read to the Royal Society on 7 May 1662.
- Reference number
- CLP/3i/6
- Earliest possible date
- 1662
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Petty, Paper, 'An apparatus to the history of comon [sic] practises in dyeing' by [William Petty], 1662, CLP/3i/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_3i_6/paper-an-apparatus-to-the-history-of-comon-sic-practises-in-dyeing-by-william-petty, accessed on 08 February 2026
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Classified papers: volume 3i concerning 'Mechanicks, Trades, Engineering, Navigation'
Reference number: CLP/3i
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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