| Reference number | AP/24/1 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'Descrizione d'un apparecchio locomotore applicable alla diverzione dei globi areostatia' [Description of a locomotor apparatus applicable to the divertion of aerostatic globes] by D Rafaele Argentati |
| Creator | Argentati; D Rafaele (fl 1840) |
| Date | April 1840 |
| Description | Argentati describes an apparatus consisting of an axis suspended in the air, at the intersection of two planes, one horizontal and the other vertical, with wings or fans fixed around the point of the axis. He goes on to describe the function of the machine.
Includes one colour diagram in the text showing Argentati's apparatus. Preceded by a covering letter.
Subject: Engineering / Aerostatics |
| Language | Italian |
| Extent | 11p |
| Format | Diagram |
| Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |