'An Account of Glasse Drops by Sir Robert Moray'
Reference number: RBO/1/14
Date: 17 August 1661
Description
Observations of the glass drops in different liquids [Known as Prince Rupert Drop[s]
On page 56 are two extra entries: that Mr Palmer brought a powder which is used for ulcers; and Mr Henshaw brought a stone called astroides or 'Lapis Stellaris'
- Reference number
- RBO/1/14
- Earliest possible date
- 17 August 1661
- Page extent
- 6 side
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert Moray, 'An Account of Glasse Drops by Sir Robert Moray', 17 August 1661, RBO/1/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_1_14/an-account-of-glasse-drops-by-sir-robert-moray, accessed on 13 June 2026
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Paper, 'Account of the glass drops' by Robt [Robert] Moray
Creator: Robert Moray Reference number: CLP/3i/57
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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 1, copies of papers communicated 1661-1662
1661-1662 Reference number: RBO/1
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Dates: 1661 - 1739
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