| RefNo | CLP/11i/22 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Of oyl of vitr [vitriol]' by Dr [Frederick] Slare |
| Date | 1683 |
| Description | Slare describes his experiments to show the absorption of water from the air by oil of vitriol [sulphuric acid]. Oil of vitriol was set out and weighed periodically over several days as its mass increased to demonstrate that water was being absorbed by the oil.
Subject: Chemistry
Read to the Royal Society on 25 April 1683. |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4607 | Slare; Frederick (c1647 - 1727); chemist and physician | c1647 - 1727 |