| RefNo | CLP/9i/6 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'A way how to increase saltpeter [saltpetre] in great quantity' by Mr [William] Schroter |
| Date | 1662 |
| Description | Paper laying out three steps to produce saltpetre (nitre) on an arch made of lime, rainwater, sheep dung, and sheepskin.
Read to the Royal Society on 7 January 1662.
Subject: Mineralogy / Chemistry / Industry |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/2i/22 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4924 | Schroter; William (1640 - 1699); public administrator | 1640 - 1699 |