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Letter, 'Further experiments of the platina' from William Brownrigg to William Watson

Reference number: L&P/2/107

Date: 13 February 1750

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Subject: Physics

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Several papers concerning a new semi-metal, called platina; communicated to the Royal Society by Mr. Wm. Watson F. R. S'

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L&P/2/107
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13 February 1750
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Brownrigg

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William Brownrigg, Letter, 'Further experiments of the platina' from William Brownrigg to William Watson, 13 February 1750, L&P/2/107, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_107/letter-further-experiments-of-the-platina-from-william-brownrigg-to-william-watson, accessed on 04 October 2024

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