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'Some Additional Experiments - to be made with May-dew' by Thomas Henshaw

Reference number: RBO/3/10

Date: 18 May 1664

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Experiments using beer yeast in two gallons of May dew and allowed to stand in a warm room
Experiments with sprigs of mint and dew

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RBO/3/10
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18 May 1664
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Henshaw

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Thomas Henshaw, 'Some Additional Experiments - to be made with May-dew' by Thomas Henshaw, 18 May 1664, RBO/3/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_3_10/some-additional-experiments-to-be-made-with-may-dew-by-thomas-henshaw, accessed on 24 March 2025

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