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Paper, 'An experiment in order to determine what degree of heat is required to melt some metals' by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers

Reference number: CLP/18ii/1

Date: 07 April 1714

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Measuring the time it takes for variety of metals to melt on hot iron. Contains a table laying out individual metals and corresponding times, as well as an intended comparison with experiments using a linseed-oil thermometer.

Subject: Chemistry / Metallurgy

Read to the Royal Society on 15 April 1714

Reference number
CLP/18ii/1
Earliest possible date
07 April 1714
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Ink on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Theophilus Desaguliers

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John Theophilus Desaguliers, Paper, 'An experiment in order to determine what degree of heat is required to melt some metals' by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers, 07 April 1714, CLP/18ii/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18ii_1/paper-an-experiment-in-order-to-determine-what-degree-of-heat-is-required-to-melt-some-metals-by-j-t-john-theophilus-desaguliers, accessed on 14 December 2024

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