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Paper, 'Of fermentations [Fifth paper]' by John Pringle

Reference number: L&P/2/220

Date: 1751

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Subject: Chemistry

Read 20 June 1751

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L&P/2/220
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1751
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Ink on paper
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12 pages
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Manuscript

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John Pringle

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John Pringle, Paper, 'Of fermentations [Fifth paper]' by John Pringle, 1751, L&P/2/220, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_220/paper-of-fermentations-fifth-paper-by-john-pringle, accessed on 23 January 2026

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