| RefNo | RBO/9/82 |
| AltRefNo | RBO.9.211 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'Letter to the Reverend Dr John Harris FRS relating to a pretended Invention of Dr Papin FRS' by Thomas Savery |
| Date | 1709 |
| Description | Concerning machine to raise water by fire - discussing Papin's improvements (see RBO/9/83)
Figure; ink and inkwash on paper. Size 99x84mm
Sketch of a machine for raising water by steam, included in this manuscript copy account. Savery describes a model sent to him by the Prince of Hesse-Kassel and his explanation of why it did not work. These improvements, he claims, were then appropriated by Denis Papin (1647-c.1712) the Prince's operator.
Read to the Royal Society on 18 May 1709, but not published in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'.
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| Language | English |
| Extent | 6 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/6/61 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5721 | Papin; Denis (1647 - 1713); natural philosopher and inventor | 1647 - 1713 |
| NA2704 | Savery; Thomas (c 1650 - 1715); engineer | c 1650 - 1715 |