Paper, regarding the corrosion of a knife which had been left in cider by Dr King
Reference number: CLP/17/11
Date: 1667
Description
King relays a story of a knife blade which was corroded after being left in cider for 8-10 weeks.
Subject: Chemistry
Read to the Royal Society on 23 May 1667
- Reference number
- CLP/17/11
- Earliest possible date
- 1667
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, regarding the corrosion of a knife which had been left in cider by Dr King, 1667, CLP/17/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_17_11/paper-regarding-the-corrosion-of-a-knife-which-had-been-left-in-cider-by-dr-king, accessed on 12 December 2025
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