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Paper, 'Of distilling fresh from sea water; attempy to use solar heat by means of a concave speculum' by John Robertson and James Lind

Reference number: L&P/4/111

Date: 26 April 1762

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Subject: Chemistry

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L&P/4/111
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26 April 1762
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6 pages
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John Robertson

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James Lind

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John Robertson, James Lind, Paper, 'Of distilling fresh from sea water; attempy to use solar heat by means of a concave speculum' by John Robertson and James Lind, 26 April 1762, L&P/4/111, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_111/paper-of-distilling-fresh-from-sea-water-attempy-to-use-solar-heat-by-means-of-a-concave-speculum-by-john-robertson-and-james-lind, accessed on 23 May 2025

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