| RefNo | CLP/18ii/39 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, Calculation of the velocity of the air moved by the newly-invented centrifugal bellows by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers |
| Date | 1736 |
| Description | Bellows are seven feet in diameter, and one foot thick within, which a man can keep in motion with very little labour at the rate of two revolutions in one second
Also attached is:
- part of a printed page with Desaguliers notes for improvements to machine
- letter to Cromwell Mortimer, dated 29 March 1736, concerning George Agricola's hessian bellows
- list of errata to article in 'Philosophical Transactions' no 437
Read to the Royal Society on 12 June 1735 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 39, no 437, p 41 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8419 | Desaguliers; John Theophilus (1683 - 1744); natural philosopher | 1683 - 1744 |
| NA8055 | Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752) | c 1699 - 1752 |
| NA819 | Agricola; George Andre (1672 - 1738); physician and botanist | 1672 - 1738 |