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'Concerning the mineral waters of Bourbon' by Mr Amiot

Reference number: RBO/8/54

Date: 1699

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Details of the properties of the mineral waters and the type of ailments that have been cured after drinking or bathing in the waters in the province of Bourbon eg colic, gout, fortify the nerves
Read to the Royal Society on 3 May 1699

Reference number
RBO/8/54
Earliest possible date
1699
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'Concerning the mineral waters of Bourbon' by Mr Amiot, 1699, RBO/8/54, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_8_54/concerning-the-mineral-waters-of-bourbon-by-mr-amiot, accessed on 20 July 2025

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