Letter, 'On phologiston [Second letter]' from James Watt to Jean Andre De Luc
Reference number: L&P/8/74
Date: 27 May 1784
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Subject: Chemistry/Engineering
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Sequel to the thoughts on the constituent parts of water and dephlogisticated air. In a subsequent letter from Mr. James Watt, Engineer, to Mr. De Luc, F.R.S'
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- L&P/8/74
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- 27 May 1784
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- Ink on paper
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Watt, Letter, 'On phologiston [Second letter]' from James Watt to Jean Andre De Luc, 27 May 1784, L&P/8/74, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_74/letter-on-phologiston-second-letter-from-james-watt-to-jean-andre-de-luc, accessed on 25 June 2025
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XXVI. Sequel to the thoughts on the constituent parts of water and dephlogisticated air. In a subsequent letter from Mr. James Watt, Engineer, to Mr. De Luc, F.R.S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1784
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1784.0027
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Decade 8 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
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