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Paper, 'Experiments about freezing' read by Dr [Frederick] Slare

Reference number: CLP/4i/46

Date: 26 March 1684

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Slare details an experiment using water and a glass tube, observing the expansion of the water as it freezes.

Subject: Thermodynamics

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CLP/4i/46
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26 March 1684
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Frederick Slare

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Frederick Slare, Paper, 'Experiments about freezing' read by Dr [Frederick] Slare, 26 March 1684, CLP/4i/46, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4i_46/paper-experiments-about-freezing-read-by-dr-frederick-slare, accessed on 19 April 2025

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