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The Chemical Club: An Early Nineteenth-Century Scientific Dining Club. / Lacey, Andrew Peter.
In: Ambix, Vol. 64, No. 3, 16.01.2018, p. 263-282.

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Lacey, AP 2018, 'The Chemical Club: An Early Nineteenth-Century Scientific Dining Club', Ambix, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 263-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/00026980.2017.1398855

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Lacey, A. P. (2018). The Chemical Club: An Early Nineteenth-Century Scientific Dining Club. Ambix, 64(3), 263-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/00026980.2017.1398855

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Lacey AP. The Chemical Club: An Early Nineteenth-Century Scientific Dining Club. Ambix. 2018 Jan 16;64(3):263-282. doi: 10.1080/00026980.2017.1398855

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Lacey, Andrew Peter. / The Chemical Club : An Early Nineteenth-Century Scientific Dining Club. In: Ambix. 2018 ; Vol. 64, No. 3. pp. 263-282.

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