| RefNo | CLP/11i/23 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'The analogy betwixt lightning and the phosphorus under water' by Dr [Frederick] Slare |
| Date | nd |
| Description | Paper comparing the common qualities of phosphorous flames that do not extinguish in water and lightning bolts that appear during rainstorms. These commonalities include the appearance of both in warm conditions rather than cold and the rarity of fires starting from either source.
Subject: Chemistry
Read to the Royal Society on 21 March 1683. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | JBO/7/139 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4607 | Slare; Frederick (c1647 - 1727); chemist and physician | c1647 - 1727 |