| Reference number | CLP/10iii/32 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Of the improovement of Cornwall by sea-sand' by unknown author |
| Date | [1674] |
| Description | Paper regarding the use of 'shelly' sea sand in Cornwall. The author describes the appearance and texture of the sand and methods of transporting the sand from the shore to fields, where it is spread on the ground where wheat will be grown.
Subject: Agriculture
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'The improvement of Cornwall by sea sand, communicated by an intelligent gentleman well acquainted in those parts to Dr. Dan. Cox'.
Communicated by Dr Dan [Daniel] Cox [Coxe]. Read to the Royal Society on 4 March 1674. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1675.0010
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 10 (1675), p 293 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA2225 | Coxe; Daniel (1640 - 1730); physician and natural philosopher | 1640 - 1730 |