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Paper, 'Experiments and observations on the various alloys - on the specific gravity - and on the comparative wear of gold' by Charles Hatchett

Reference number: L&P/12/42

Date: 1802

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Contains plate.

Subject: Chemistry

Read 13 January 1803

Reference number
L&P/12/42
Earliest possible date
1802
Physical description
Ink on paper and plate
Page extent
151 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Charles Hatchett

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Charles Hatchett, Paper, 'Experiments and observations on the various alloys - on the specific gravity - and on the comparative wear of gold' by Charles Hatchett, 1802, L&P/12/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_12_42/paper-experiments-and-observations-on-the-various-alloys-on-the-specific-gravity-and-on-the-comparative-wear-of-gold-by-charles-hatchett, accessed on 10 February 2026

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