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Henshaw describes experiments made using beer yeast in two gallons of May dew, allowed to stand in a warm room. He goes on to describe experiments with sprigs of mint and dew.

Subject: Chemistry

Read to the Royal Society on 18 May 1663

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CLP/4i/13
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18 May 1663
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Thomas Henshaw

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Thomas Henshaw, Paper, 'Additional experiments on may dew' by Thomas Henshaw, 18 May 1663, CLP/4i/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4i_13/paper-additional-experiments-on-may-dew-by-thomas-henshaw, accessed on 19 January 2026

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