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Paper, 'Continuation of experiments and observations on specific gravities' by Richard Kirwan

Reference number: L&P/7/248

Date: 1782

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Subject: Physics

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Continuation of the experiments and observations on the specific gravities and attractive powers of various saline substances'

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Reference number
L&P/7/248
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1782
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Ink on paper
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55 pages
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Manuscript

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Richard Kirwan

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Richard Kirwan, Paper, 'Continuation of experiments and observations on specific gravities' by Richard Kirwan, 1782, L&P/7/248, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_248/paper-continuation-of-experiments-and-observations-on-specific-gravities-by-richard-kirwan, accessed on 09 July 2025

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