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RefNoCLP/11i/46
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'Of honey, and its chemical analysis' by M [Louis] Lémery
Date[1711]
DescriptionLémery describes honey gathering and discusses the origins and uses of white and yellow honey. He then goes on to describe his chemical analysis of honey through numerous distillations, resulting in a water, a considerable amount of acid, and an oil, none of which retain the sweetness of honey. Lémery also deduced that honey does not contain any alkali in its natural state.

Subject: Chemistry

Read to the Royal Society on 12 April 1711.
Extent10p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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