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Letter, 'Of a substance like paper (asbestos) from Cortona' from Ludovico Coltellini to the Royal Society

Reference number: L&P/4/190

Date: 02 January 1764

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Subject: Chemistry

Read 16 February 1674

Reference number
L&P/4/190
Earliest possible date
02 January 1764
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Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'Of a substance like paper (asbestos) from Cortona' from Ludovico Coltellini to the Royal Society, 02 January 1764, L&P/4/190, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_190/letter-of-a-substance-like-paper-asbestos-from-cortona-from-ludovico-coltellini-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 09 October 2024

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