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The Right Chemistry: William Henry Perkin's discovery of mauveine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_4DRhxZVT8&list=PLQi06po0r-theEqrrOSVwlS3e29pigy-1&index=2&t=0s
Joe Schwarcz PhD
| 6 May 2019
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