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Subject: Chemistry

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'On the synthesis of succinic and pyrotartaric acids'.

Written by Simpson in Dublin [Ireland]. Communicated by Dr [Edward] Frankland. Received by the Royal Society on 10 April 1861. Read 25 April 1861.

Abstract published in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society of London], Volume 11, 1862.

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PT/63/4
Earliest possible date
08 April 1861
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Ink on paper
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20 pages
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Manuscript

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Maxwell Simpson

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Maxwell Simpson, Paper, 'On the synthesis of succinic and pyrotartaric acids' by Maxwell Simpson, 08 April 1861, PT/63/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_63_4/paper-on-the-synthesis-of-succinic-and-pyrotartaric-acids-by-maxwell-simpson, accessed on 17 October 2026

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