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Paper, 'Experiments of Dr Slare' by [Frederick] Slare

Reference number: CLP/9i/37

Date: 25 April 1683

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Paper describing Slare's method for extracting iron from brown, red, and yellow ochre using heat and a magnet.

Subject: Metallurgy / Chemistry

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CLP/9i/37
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25 April 1683
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Frederick Slare

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Frederick Slare, Paper, 'Experiments of Dr Slare' by [Frederick] Slare, 25 April 1683, CLP/9i/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_9i_37/paper-experiments-of-dr-slare-by-frederick-slare, accessed on 24 June 2025

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