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'Some Experiments concerning the poisonous quality of the simple Water distill'd from the Lauro-cerasus or common Laurel made upon Dogs at Toppingo Hall in Essex' by Cromwell Mortimer

Reference number: RBO/16/38

Date: 1731

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Experiments carried out on 24 August 1731
Details of how the poison affected the dogs is given
Read at the Royal Society on 28 October 1731

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RBO/16/38
Earliest possible date
1731
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8 pages
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Manuscript and typescript documents

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'Some Experiments concerning the poisonous quality of the simple Water distill'd from the Lauro-cerasus or common Laurel made upon Dogs at Toppingo Hall in Essex' by Cromwell Mortimer, 1731, RBO/16/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_16_38/some-experiments-concerning-the-poisonous-quality-of-the-simple-water-distilld-from-the-lauro-cerasus-or-common-laurel-made-upon-dogs-at-toppingo-hall-in-essex-by-cromwell-mortimer, accessed on 17 January 2025

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