Letter, 'Of the congelation of quicksilver at St Petersburg 23 January 1783' from Mathew Guthrie to Richard Kirwin
Reference number: L&P/8/68
Date: 23 January 1784
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Subject: Geology
Read 25 March 1784
- Reference number
- L&P/8/68
- Earliest possible date
- 23 January 1784
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Matthew Guthrie, Letter, 'Of the congelation of quicksilver at St Petersburg 23 January 1783' from Mathew Guthrie to Richard Kirwin, 23 January 1784, L&P/8/68, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_68/letter-of-the-congelation-of-quicksilver-at-st-petersburg-23-january-1783-from-mathew-guthrie-to-richard-kirwin, accessed on 13 February 2026
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1782-1786 Reference number: L&P/8
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