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Concerning West Indian ware made from the pith of trees by Denis Papin

Reference number: RBO/6/103

Date: 1686

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Also concerning chocolate 'in vacuo'
Read to the Royal Society on 14 April 1686

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RBO/6/103
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1686
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1 page
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Concerning West Indian ware made from the pith of trees by Denis Papin, 1686, RBO/6/103, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_6_103/concerning-west-indian-ware-made-from-the-pith-of-trees-by-denis-papin, accessed on 18 April 2026

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