| Reference number | RBO/6/20 |
| Alternative reference number | RBO.6.163 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'Some Experiments about Freezing, and the Difference betwixt common fresh Water Ice, and that of Sea Water: Also a probable conjecture about the Originall of the Niter of Aegypt' by Martin Lister |
| Date | 14 January 1685 |
| Description | Observations of freezing 'nitrum murarium', 'red-natron water from Egypt, sea water from Scarborough, and natural brine and sea water; that niter of Aegypt[Egypt] was similar to 'Sal Armoniac' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8382 | Lister; Martin (1639 - 1712); physician and naturalist | 1639 - 1712 |