Record

RefNoCLP/11ii/30
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'A farther account of his camphire of thyme' by Caspar Neumann
Date5 March 1731
DescriptionA follow-up to Neumann's initial account of experiments on camphor resulting from distilling thyme essential oil, found at CLP/11ii/29. Neumann wrote this account after reading John Browne's differing opinion on the nature of the thyme camphor (see CLP/11ii/10). Neumann defends his original findings and points out grammatical errors in Browne's Latin publication.

Subject: Chemistry

Written by Neumann in Berlin [Germany].
Extent28p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordCLP/11ii/29
CLP/11ii/10
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6151Neumann; Caspar (1683 - 1737)1683 - 1737
NA7345Browne; John (-1735)-1735
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