| RefNo | CLP/18i/14 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, regarding firing gunpowder in vacuo by Denis Papin |
| Date | 31 March 1686 |
| Description | Continuation of the experiment started in CLP/18i/13 regarding pressurised-gun; continuation of tests for preservation of fruits under vacuum in jelly started in CLP/18i/11 here 'nectarals', likely nectarines or peaches.
The account and illustration of the wind gun was published in the Philosophical Transactions, vol. 16; issue 179; pp. 21-22 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1686.0003 |
| JBO/8, pages 44,47,50 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/6/100 |
| CLP/18i/13 |
| CLP/18i/11 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5721 | Papin; Denis (1647 - 1713); natural philosopher and inventor | 1647 - 1713 |