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Letter, 'Of specimens of native salts' from William Brownrigg to John Pringle

Reference number: L&P/6/66

Date: 23 June 1774

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Subject: Geology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from William Brownrigg, M. D. F. R. S. To Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S. Relating to some specimens of native salts, collected by Dr. Brownrigg, and shewn at a meeting of the Royal Society, June 23,1774'

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L&P/6/66
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23 June 1774
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Ink on paper
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12 pages
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Manuscript

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William Brownrigg

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William Brownrigg, Letter, 'Of specimens of native salts' from William Brownrigg to John Pringle, 23 June 1774, L&P/6/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_66/letter-of-specimens-of-native-salts-from-william-brownrigg-to-john-pringle, accessed on 14 July 2026

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