RefNo | CLP/18i/69 |
Level | Item |
Title | Paper, regarding a new fashion of clock wheels and pinions by Denis Papin |
Date | [1711] |
Description | The new clock wheel developed because a weight like a clock was required to move the hessian bellows Discusses problems with ordinary clockworks and how Papin has improved them Refers to a figure but no figure attached Read to the Royal Society on 3 May 1711 |
Language | English |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedRecord | RBO/9/98 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA5721 | Papin; Denis (1647 - 1713); natural philosopher and inventor | 1647 - 1713 |