Concerning the different gravities of different substances by D Fahrenheit
Reference number: RBO/11/125
Date: 1724
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Table with thirty substances (metal, mineral, chemical, spirits, oils and other fluids); also discusses methods and precautions used in carrying out the experiment
Figure of equipment used is in text
Read to the Royal Society on 26 March 1724
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- RBO/11/125
- Earliest possible date
- 1724
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Concerning the different gravities of different substances by D Fahrenheit, 1724, RBO/11/125, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_11_125/concerning-the-different-gravities-of-different-substances-by-d-fahrenheit, accessed on 20 June 2025
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