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RefNoAP/7/11/1
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished letter, on experiments to set mercury by François Gorzkowski
Date8 May 1804
DescriptionIn this letter to an unknown recipient, Gorzkowski details experiments he performed on lead in order to solidify and set mercury. He briefly mentions that he is attaching a fragment of another paper on the piasténe, a proportional mean relating to the quadrature of the circle.

Subject: Chemistry

Written by Gorzkowski in Leipzig [Saxony, Germany]. Gorzkowski writes that correspondence to him can be addressed to Mr Friedrich Weber at Leipzig.
LanguageFrench
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordAP/7/11
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