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WCP4624

Postcard (WCP4624.4938)

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Broadstone, Dorset.

July 2nd. 1903

Dear Meldola1

Is it correct to say that the oxygen and carbon in CO2 can only be separated in the laboratory by great heat.

Yours truly| Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

Reply on P. Card — if yes!

1
Meldola, Raphael (1849-1915). British chemist and entomologist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Postcard (WCP4624.4938)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lord, Annette [2012-07-26] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4624,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4624