Letters, 'Of oil on waves' from William Brownrigg and Benjamin Franklin to each other
Reference number: L&P/6/60
Date: 27 January 1773
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Subject: Chemistry
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Of the stilling of waves by means of oil. Extracted from sundry letters between Benjamin Franklin, LL. D. F. R. S. William Brownrigg, M. D. F. R. S. and the Reverend Mr. Farish'
Read 2 June 1774
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- L&P/6/60
- Earliest possible date
- 27 January 1773
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 12 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Brownrigg
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Benjamin Franklin
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William Brownrigg, Benjamin Franklin, Letters, 'Of oil on waves' from William Brownrigg and Benjamin Franklin to each other, 27 January 1773, L&P/6/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_60/letters-of-oil-on-waves-from-william-brownrigg-and-benjamin-franklin-to-each-other, accessed on 20 January 2025
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