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Paper, 'Experiments for determining the freezing point of quicksilver' by Thomas Hutchins

Reference number: L&P/8/26

Date: 5 October 1779

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Subject: Chemistry

Read 12 April 1783

Reference number
L&P/8/26
Earliest possible date
5 October 1779
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Ink on paper
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74 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'Experiments for determining the freezing point of quicksilver' by Thomas Hutchins, 5 October 1779, L&P/8/26, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_26/paper-experiments-for-determining-the-freezing-point-of-quicksilver-by-thomas-hutchins, accessed on 16 June 2025

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