| RefNo | CLP/9i/42 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'The method manner and order of transmutation of copper into brass' by Thomas Povey |
| Date | 1690s |
| Description | Paper by Thomas Povey describing in detail the process of turning copper into brass using calamine [zinc ore] and charcoal.
Subject: Metallurgy / Chemistry
Published twice in Philosophical Transactions, first in vol 27 p 735 and again in vol 22 (1700) as 'The method, manner and order of the transmutation of copper into brass, &c. By Thomas Povey, Esq; brought into the Royal Society, of which he is a fellow'. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1693.0032
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 17 (1693), p 735
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1700.0008
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22 (1700), p 474 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/7/108 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5143 | Povey; Thomas (c 1613 - c1705); colonial entrepreneur and administrator | c 1613 - c1705 |