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Letter, 'On the water of bitter almonds' from Henry Baker to Martin Folkes

Reference number: L&P/1/459

Date: 06 March 1746

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Subject: Chemistry

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L&P/1/459
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06 March 1746
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Baker

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Henry Baker, Letter, 'On the water of bitter almonds' from Henry Baker to Martin Folkes, 06 March 1746, L&P/1/459, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_459/letter-on-the-water-of-bitter-almonds-from-henry-baker-to-martin-folkes, accessed on 04 December 2023

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