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'Memorandum book from January 1 1797 to April 10 1801', 1797 - 1801

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 218/2/8
Scope and Contents

Notebook comprised mainly of remedies for scurvy, colds, vapours, sore feet, chilblains and various illnesses, with household hints and tips including recipes for the production of blue and black inks, tooth powder and an inhaler liquid for clearing blocked nasal passages. It also includes a note on the death of William Wales, notes on observations made, on his assistants, on visitors to Greenwich and on improvements to a reflector made by Dr Herschel.

Dates: 1797 - 1801
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  • Names: Royal Observatory, Greenwich X
  • Names: Wales, William, 1734 - 1798 (astronomer and mathematician) X