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'Further Observations and Experiments upon the Prussian Blew [blue]' by John Brown, Chymist

Reference number: RBO/11/126

Date: 1724

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Concerning the volume of oil of vitriol in the production of the blue colour which is due to the amount of iron in the solution
Read to the Royal Society on 16 April 1724

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RBO/11/126
Earliest possible date
1724
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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'Further Observations and Experiments upon the Prussian Blew [blue]' by John Brown, Chymist, 1724, RBO/11/126, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_11_126/further-observations-and-experiments-upon-the-prussian-blew-blue-by-john-brown-chymist, accessed on 08 December 2025

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