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Letter, from Robert Cay to James Jurin

Reference number: EL/C2/54

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Concerning experiments with copper and tin; concerning the difference between dissolving ammonium chloride (sal ammoniac) and common salt in water; adds a Latin inscription which he would like translated

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EL/C2/54
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Robert Cay

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Robert Cay, Letter, from Robert Cay to James Jurin, EL/C2/54, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_c2_54/letter-from-robert-cay-to-james-jurin, accessed on 16 April 2026

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