| RefNo | EL/D2/73 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Desaguliers to Cromwell Mortimer |
| Creator | Desaguliers; John Theophilus (1683-1744); freemason; natural philosopher; engineer; protg of Isaac Newton |
| Date | 29 October 1733 |
| Description | Lists experiments that he has carried out.
Experiments for 1732:
a) experiments with brass syringes
b) pyrometer to show how metals expand by heat
Experiments for 1735-1736:
a) steel bars moving on joints which raised weights with pulleys
b) electrical and magnetic experiments (not detailed) |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/5c3b093f-4e2e-4f54-81df-f2f775916ad9 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8055 | Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752) | c 1699 - 1752 |
| NA8419 | Desaguliers; John Theophilus (1683 - 1744); natural philosopher | 1683 - 1744 |