Paper, 'Menstruum to dissolve glass' by Mr Wray [John Ray]
Reference number: CLP/11i/10
Date: 1671

Description
Paper regarding a solution to dissolve glass developed by Mr Fisher. Ray attempted to send partially dissolved glass to the Royal Society, but it turned into dust before he was able to send it.
Subject: Chemistry
Read to the Royal Society on 23 November 1671.
- Reference number
- CLP/11i/10
- Earliest possible date
- 1671
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Ray, Paper, 'Menstruum to dissolve glass' by Mr Wray [John Ray], 1671, CLP/11i/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_11i_10/paper-menstruum-to-dissolve-glass-by-mr-wray-john-ray, accessed on 10 February 2025
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