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'Of the Luctation ariseing upon the Mixture of Bodys' by Nehemiah Grew

Reference number: RBO/5/6

Date: 1676

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Observations of different types of bodies eg animal (shells, bones, horn), vegetables (roots, woods, seeds) and minerals (earths, stones, metals); whether these bodies make mixures with details of their nature eg whether they produced an effervescence; trying to make artificial mixtures in imitation of natural ones; what topics should be considered when compiling a natural history of a country
Read at the Royal Society on 13 April 1676

Reference number
RBO/5/6
Earliest possible date
1676
Page extent
11 pages
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Manuscript

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'Of the Luctation ariseing upon the Mixture of Bodys' by Nehemiah Grew, 1676, RBO/5/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_5_6/of-the-luctation-ariseing-upon-the-mixture-of-bodys-by-nehemiah-grew, accessed on 13 February 2026

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