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RefNoCLP/18ii/15/2
LevelItem
TitleFigures, observations on syphons by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers
Date1723
DescriptionFive figures, labelled figures 1-5, relating to cups with syphons in them and experiments made by Desaguliers relating to plugs in vessels of water. Figures 1-2 shows two views of a goblet with a syphon that travels down its stem. Figure 3 shows a similar goblet in which the syphon is concealed by the figure of a man, representing Tantalus. Figures 4-5 show the setup for a series of experiments made by Desaguliers in his investigations into the flow of water.

Subject: Physics

Read to the Royal Society on 21 November 1723
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatDrawing
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1724.0029
RelatedRecordRBO/11/101
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8419Desaguliers; John Theophilus (1683 - 1744); natural philosopher1683 - 1744
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