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Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883 [Notes on the evaporation of glue with heated air]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06473.04 Author/Creator: Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note Date: circa 1830 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 15.4 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Possibly a note written to himself. States in part, "In connection with this air I can introduce the fumes of sulfer or gas from charcoal to bleach and prevent decomposition."

Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883

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