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Letter, 'Configuration in a bottle' from James Ferguson to Matthew Maty

Reference number: L&P/5/265

Date: 19 December 1771

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Subject: Chemistry

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L&P/5/265
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19 December 1771
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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James Ferguson

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James Ferguson, Letter, 'Configuration in a bottle' from James Ferguson to Matthew Maty, 19 December 1771, L&P/5/265, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_265/letter-configuration-in-a-bottle-from-james-ferguson-to-matthew-maty, accessed on 15 June 2025

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