| RefNo | CLP/3ii/6 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'New way to get good air for respiration and vegetation' by [Denis Papin] |
| Date | [1708] |
| Description | Papin discusses the need for air to sustain life as well as the effect of atmospheric pressure on living things. He uses observes to this effect to support his invention of an air chamber with controlled pressure, described at CLP/3ii/5.
Subject: Engineering / Biology
Read to the Royal Society on 19 January 1708 |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/9/84 |
| CLP/3ii/5 |
| CLP/3ii/7 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5721 | Papin; Denis (1647 - 1713); natural philosopher and inventor | 1647 - 1713 |