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Paper, 'Observations on the matter of heat or fire' by John Latham

Reference number: L&P/10/92

Date: 1794

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L&P/10/92
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1794
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10 pages
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John Latham

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John Latham, Paper, 'Observations on the matter of heat or fire' by John Latham, 1794, L&P/10/92, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_10_92/paper-observations-on-the-matter-of-heat-or-fire-by-john-latham, accessed on 12 October 2026

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