| RefNo | CLP/11i/16 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'A continuation of the discourse concerning vitriol, begun in numb. 103; shewing, that vitriol is usually produced by sulphur, acting on, and concoagulating with, a metal; and occasionally making out, that allom is the result of the said sulphur; as also evincing, that vitriol, sulphur, and allom do agree in the saline; and lastly declaring the nature of the salt in brimstone, and whence it is derived' by unknown author |
| Date | [1674] |
| Description | Paper regarding the creation of vitriol [sulphuric acid], the production of allom [alum] from sulphur, and discussing the nature of salt found in brimstone [sulphur].
Subject: Chemistry
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A continuation of the discourse concerning vitriol, begun in numb. 103; shewing, that vitriol is usually produced by sulphur, acting on, and concoagulating with, a metal; and then making out, that allom likewise the result of the said sulphur; as also evincing, that vitriol, sulphur, and allom do agree in the saline principle; and lastly declaring the nature of the salt in brimstone, and whence it is derived'. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1674.0020
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 9, no 104, p 66 |