On 3 May 1787 Keir communicated to the Royal Society some "Experiments on the Congelation of the Vitriolic Acid", and on 1 May 1788 "Remarks on the Principle of Acidity, Decomposition of Water, and Phlogiston".
1787年3月3日、キアは王立協会に "Experiments on the Congelation of the Vitriolic Acid"を、1788年5月1日には "Remarks on the Principle of Acidity, Decomposition of Water, and Phlogiston"を提出した。