Reference number | CLP/3ii/7 |
Level | Item |
Title | Paper, 'Answer to an objection against the cammer [chamber] for compress't air' by D [Denis] Papin |
Date | [1708] |
Description | Papin responds to critics of his compressed air chamber, who argue that a change in air pressure would be detrimental to the human body. Includes a covering letter from Denis Papin to an unknown recipient, dated 23 December 1708.
Subject: Engineering / Biology
Read to the Royal Society on 2 February 1709 |
Extent | 3p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Access status | Open |
Related records in the catalogue | RBO/9/86 |
CLP/3ii/5 |
CLP/3ii/6 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA5721 | Papin; Denis (1647 - 1713); natural philosopher and inventor | 1647 - 1713 |