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Chemical and Philosophical Society 1794
- occupation:
- Scientific society
- Nationality:
- English; British
Formed by the Third Earl of Stanhope and Samuel Varley. It met at Hatton House and had Josiah Wedgwood as a member. It was the forerunner of the Royal Institution.