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TitleMinutes of a Committee of the Council of the Royal Society for enquiring into the effects of the application of Coal Tar to His Majesty's Ships of War
Date18 April 1822
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: President in the chair; Mr Brande; Mr Combe; Mr Hatchett; Me Herschel.; Dr Marcet; Dr Wollaston; Dr Young

Minutes of the last committee read

Report presented by several members of the Committee on their experiments on Coal Tar., including conclusion that it contained not substance capable f acting on metals except water and ammonia; that timbers in contact from coal tar seem to have been preserved not damaged; and that it does not emit a vapour capable of being inflamed at temperatures below 200 degrees Fahrenheit, about 100 % above the highest temperature to which a ship is ever exposed in a hot climate.
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FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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