| RefNo | CLP/2/33 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'Account of the whispering place at Gloucester [Cathedral]' by [William] Henry Powle |
| Date | [1662] |
| Description | Explains the layout and structure of a narrow passage in Gloucester Cathedral behind the high altar called a whispering gallery. A gentle whisper at the end of this gallery was audible for the entire length of the gallery. Its description by Henry Powle was read at the meeting of the Royal Society on 5 November 1662. Earlier in the year (August 1662), fellows such as Robert Boyle, Jonathan Goddard, Walter Charleton, and William Croone were discussing echoes and sounds, and had sought information about the whispering gallery from Henry Powle.
Includes a diagram of the gallery.
Subject: Acoustics / Architecture
Read to the Royal Society on 29 October or 5 November 1662. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | MS/215/031 |
| MS/776/232-33 |
| RBC/1/257 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/2ii/5 |
| RBC/1/58 |
| RBO/2i/5 |
| CLP/7i/29 |
| CLP/2/33/2 |
| CLP/2/33/1 |
| MS/215/3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6139 | Powle; Henry (1630 - 1692) | 1630 - 1692 |