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RefNoCLP/18i/144
LevelItem
TitleNote, regarding two experiments by Francis Hauksbee
Date[1704-1712]
DescriptionThree pages consisting of three figures of mechanical equipment, labelled figures 2-4; the titles of two experiments, 'To try whether an animal will live longer in air filtrated through a liquid than another of the same kind and gender will in air filtrated through an healious menstruum' and 'To try to what degrees the sound of a bell may be improved in condensed air by finding that several distances the same may be made to become audible'; and a list of horizontal degrees.

Subject: Physics
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8345Hauksbee; Francis (c 1660 - 1713)c 1660 - 1713
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