| RefNo | RBO/14/46 |
| AltRefNo | RBO.14.179 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'An account of the Treatise intitled: F E Bruckmanni M D etc historia naturalis curiosa lapidis' by Cromwell Mortimer |
| Date | 1728 |
| Description | Account of the mine of asbestos or amianthus in Hungary - stone is known by several names
Concerning Arabian, Indian and Tartarian asbestos in the province of Chinchin or Chinchital
Details of how paper and linen is made from this stone - that matches and wicks for lamps are also made
Read to the Royal Society on 20 March 1728 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 7 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8055 | Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752) | c 1699 - 1752 |