| RefNo | CLP/11i/26 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'About the volatile salt of humn [human] blood and the bark' by Dr [Frederick] Slare |
| Date | [1683] |
| Description | Paper regarding an experiment made by mixing an infusion of Cortex peruvianus [Jesuit's bark] and vinegar with volatile salt from human blood to see if any fermentation took place. It did, but when chalk was added to the mixture it prevented fermentation.
Subject: Chemistry
Read to the Royal Society on 25 July 1683. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | JBO/7/170 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4607 | Slare; Frederick (c1647 - 1727); chemist and physician | c 1647 - 1727 |