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'Dr Slare's Observations about the Smelling Water at Hogsdon'

Reference number: RBO/6/83

Date: 1685

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That the water was affected by the type of soil that it passed through (details about the soil given); details of experiments made with the water given
Read to the Royal Society on 11 November 1685

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RBO/6/83
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1685
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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'Dr Slare's Observations about the Smelling Water at Hogsdon', 1685, RBO/6/83, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_6_83/dr-slares-observations-about-the-smelling-water-at-hogsdon, accessed on 07 August 2026

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