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Concerning the instrument for distillation described in the Digester Book by Denis Papin

Reference number: RBO/6/105

Date: 21 April 1686

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Also experiments with the engine for distilling several degrees of rarefaction using lemon peel in the inner pot; concerning trials with raw 'coinces' (quinces) which have been put in 'gelly' and wine

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RBO/6/105
Earliest possible date
21 April 1686
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Concerning the instrument for distillation described in the Digester Book by Denis Papin, 21 April 1686, RBO/6/105, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_6_105/concerning-the-instrument-for-distillation-described-in-the-digester-book-by-denis-papin, accessed on 09 February 2025

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