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Letter, 'On the affinities of substances in spirits of wine' from John Elliot to Richard Kirwan

Reference number: L&P/8/166

Date: 31 October 1785

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Subject: Chemistry

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Observations on the affinities of substances in spirit of wine. In a letter to Richard Kirwan, Esq. F. R. S. by John Elliot, M.D'

Read 19 Janaury 1786

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L&P/8/166
Earliest possible date
31 October 1785
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'On the affinities of substances in spirits of wine' from John Elliot to Richard Kirwan, 31 October 1785, L&P/8/166, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_166/letter-on-the-affinities-of-substances-in-spirits-of-wine-from-john-elliot-to-richard-kirwan, accessed on 12 January 2025

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