| RefNo | CLP/3i/11 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'To make small shot of different sizes' by Prince Rupert |
| Date | [1663] |
| Description | Prince Rupert describes a method of making small ammunition of varying sizes using lead and powdered auripigmentum [orpiment].
Subject: Chemistry / Weaponry
Communicated by Robert Moray. Read to the Royal Society on 2 March 1663. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/3/5 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8261 | Moray; Sir; Robert (1608 - 1673); army officer and politician | 1608 - 1673 |
| NA6056 | Rupert (1619 - 1682); Prince and Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Bavaria; Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness | 1619 - 1682 |