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RefNoCLP/20/49
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'An account of the experiment for explicating the thickening of the air by clouds & fogs, and the clearing of it in fair weather' by Robert Hooke
Date14 July 1670
DescriptionDiscusses preparing a filtered solution, which when looked through appeared the colour of the clear blue sky, and putting drops of various other liquids in it to simulate the thickening of the air.

Subject: Meteology
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8242Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher1635 - 1703
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