| Reference number | CLP/18i/139 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'An account of two experiments touching the asscent of water in wood ashes ramm'd into a glasse tube, one in common air, the other in vacuo' by Francis Hauksbee |
| Date | [1712] |
| Description | Hauksbee shares observations on the ascent of water in ashes of wood in a glass tube. He fills a 32 inch glass tube with the ashes, tying a linen cloth to one end 'to prevent the ashes from falling out'. He uses a 'rammer' to compact the ashes into the tube until the tube is full before placing the linen-covered end of the tube in water and observing the movement of water into the tube.
Subject: Physics |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8345 | Hauksbee; Francis (c 1660 - 1713) | c 1660 - 1713 |