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'Enquiries concerning the Air' by Mr [Robert] Hook

Reference number: RBO/2i/34a

Date: 25 February 1662

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Recommendations for what would be required to make a full investigation into the nature of air, including examination of past studies and queries to answer by experiment and observation.

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RBO/2i/34a
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25 February 1662
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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'Enquiries concerning the Air' by Mr [Robert] Hook, 25 February 1662, RBO/2i/34a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2i_34a/enquiries-concerning-the-air-by-mr-robert-hook, accessed on 03 October 2024

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