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Concerns separating gold and silver from different chemical compounds using four methods - one is using an almond furnace
Read to the Royal Society on 9 January and 20 February 1660
Note at end: 'Entered February 22 1660/1 Dr Merrit'

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RBO/1/4
Earliest possible date
22 February 1661
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Christopher Merrett

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Christopher Merrett, 'The Art of Refining' by Dr Merrett, 22 February 1661, RBO/1/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_1_4/the-art-of-refining-by-dr-merrett, accessed on 01 November 2024

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