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'An Apparatus To the History of the Common Practises in Dying Brought in by Sir William Petty'

Reference number: RBO/2ii/1

Date: 7 May 1662

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Details about substances used in dying leather, paper etc and about the apparatus used to do this
Read to the Royal Society on 7 May 1662

Reference number
RBO/2ii/1
Earliest possible date
7 May 1662
Page extent
23 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Petty

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William Petty, 'An Apparatus To the History of the Common Practises in Dying Brought in by Sir William Petty', 7 May 1662, RBO/2ii/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2ii_1/an-apparatus-to-the-history-of-the-common-practises-in-dying-brought-in-by-sir-william-petty, accessed on 12 October 2024

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