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'Concerning Calcinations by Mr Ballard'

Reference number: RBO/8/40

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That calcined rosemary stone and a calculus taken out of the bladder of a hog had magnetic properties; concerning sea coal

Reference number
RBO/8/40
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'Concerning Calcinations by Mr Ballard', RBO/8/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_8_40/concerning-calcinations-by-mr-ballard, accessed on 08 March 2026

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