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Letter, 'Of saltpetre' from John Maud to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/1/342

Date: 1744

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Subject: Chemistry

Read 17 January 1745

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L&P/1/342
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1744
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Ink on paper
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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John Maud

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John Maud, Letter, 'Of saltpetre' from John Maud to the Royal Society, 1744, L&P/1/342, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_342/letter-of-saltpetre-from-john-maud-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 11 October 2024

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