Paper, 'Observations made in 1771 in Abyssinia, on myrrh' by James Bruce

Reference number: L&P/6/122

Date: 1775

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Subject: Chemistry

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Some observations upon Myrrh, made in Abyssinia, in the year 1771, and sent to William Hunter, M.D. with specimens, in February, 1775'

Read 1 June 1775

Reference number: L&P/6/122
Earliest possible date: 1775
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 16 pages
Format: Manuscript

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James Bruce, Paper, 'Observations made in 1771 in Abyssinia, on myrrh' by James Bruce, 1775, L&P/6/122, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_122/paper-observations-made-in-1771-in-abyssinia-on-myrrh-by-james-bruce, accessed on 18 March 2025

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XL. Some observations upon Myrrh, made in Abyssinia, in the year 1771, and sent to William Hunter, M.D. with specimens, in February, 1775 External link, opens in new tab.

Date: 31st December 1775

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1775.0041

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Letters and Papers of a scientific nature submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1741-1806 Reference number: L&P
Decade 6 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1773-1777 Reference number: L&P/6

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