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Memoir on nitric acid, intended for the Académie des sciences, 1785

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 12

Scope and Contents

Physical Description: 4 leaves; 27 cm; holograph.Summary: Incomplete draft introducing Lavoisier's research on acids, and particularly his work on the composition of nitric acid which he began in 1776.

Dates

  • 1785

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in French

Extent

36.6 cubic feet. (36.6 cubic feet.)

2 mapcase folders. (2 mapcase folders.)

2 items. (2 items.)

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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