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Paper, 'Of the dilatation of water' by William Croone

Reference number: CLP/4i/45

Date: 27 February 1684

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Croone shares details of four experiments on the nature of water between freezing fully and being fully liquid.

Subject: Physics / Thermodynamics

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CLP/4i/45
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27 February 1684
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Croone

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William Croone, Paper, 'Of the dilatation of water' by William Croone, 27 February 1684, CLP/4i/45, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4i_45/paper-of-the-dilatation-of-water-by-william-croone, accessed on 18 March 2025

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