Letter, 'Of the ice of sea-water' from Edward Nairne to John Pringle
Reference number: L&P/6/155
Date: 01 February 1776
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Subject: Chemistry
Published in Philossophical Transactions, as 'Experiments on water obtained from the melted ice of sea-water, to ascertain whether it be fresh or not; and to determine its specific gravity with respect to other water. Also experiments to find the degree of cold in which sea-water begins to freeze. By Mr. Edward Nairne. Addressed to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P.R.S'
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- L&P/6/155
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- 01 February 1776
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Edward Nairne, Letter, 'Of the ice of sea-water' from Edward Nairne to John Pringle, 01 February 1776, L&P/6/155, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_155/letter-of-the-ice-of-sea-water-from-edward-nairne-to-john-pringle, accessed on 21 June 2025
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XIV. Experiments on water obtained from the melted ice of sea-water, to ascertain whether it be fresh or not; and to determine its specific gravity with respect to other water. Also experiments to find the degree of cold in which sea-water begins to freeze. By Mr. Edward Nairne. Addressed to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P.R.S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1776
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1776.0015
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Decade 6 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
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