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THE origin of the discovery of refrigeration as a method of food preservation is lost in the mists of antiquity. The earliest record we have of the use of cold is that the Emperor Nero employed slaves to bring snow down from the mountains to cool his wines, so it is evident that the Romans appreciated the value of refrigeration as a means of enhancing the amenities of life in hot climates. Many centuries later the story is told by Sir Walter Scott that Saladin, leader of the Mohammedan armies, sent a frozen sherbet to Richard the Lion Hearted, much to the amazement of that doughty monarch. One hopes that such a good story is not legendary.
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Domestic Refrigeration. Nature 118, 234–236 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118234a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/118234a0