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3 letters from Frederick Slare; 0 letters from Hans Sloane

Frederick Slare

Chemist and physician

Born: c 1647

Died: 12 September 1727

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 16/12/1680

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Hans Sloane

Physician and collector

Born: 16 April 1660

Died: 11 January 1753

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 21/01/1685

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Frederick Slare

Hans Sloane

Concerning a flame from a vent in the ground near Bridgenorth in Shropshire - also gas produced from vent ignites a candle; concerning the curative effects of the spa waters at Bath Read to the Royal Society on 25 June 1713

15 June 1713 Sender: Frederick Slare , Frederick Slare Reference number: EL/S2/36

1714

Sends an account of the chalybeat waters (see EL/S2/38) and wishes the paper to be examined by the Society; concerning the curative effects of the Bath waters Read to the Royal Society on 18 February 1713

10 February 1714 Sender: Frederick Slare , Frederick Slare Reference number: EL/S2/37

Hopes that samples of the Bath water arrived safely; concerning Slare's grandfather eating lots of sugar; concerning the shape of sugar with figure

Sender: Frederick Slare , Frederick Slare Reference number: EL/S2/40