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 |