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'Some Experiments of Dr Croone'

Reference number: RBO/2ii/34

Date: 22 April 1663

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Outlines three experiments:
- eggs in wine
- wine transuding the stomach and intestines of a dead person
- whether a carp would swallow a piece of bread

Reference number
RBO/2ii/34
Earliest possible date
22 April 1663
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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'Some Experiments of Dr Croone', 22 April 1663, RBO/2ii/34, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2ii_34/some-experiments-of-dr-croone, accessed on 12 June 2025

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