| RefNo | CLP/20/20/2 |
| AltRefNo | CLP/20/20 p1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Drawing, Experimental apparatus by Robert Hooke |
| Date | 1/8 July 1663 |
| Description | The drawing is of a glass instrument with a bolt head, placed in a small glass vessel.
Text accompanying image reads: 'A bolt head, of the shap of A containing about 6 or seven ounces of water with a neck about 6 inches long was filld top full with water and the mouth of it inverted into a small glass body of water as B, and soe convey'd into the Receiver of the evacuating engine'
Subject: Chemistry |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Drawing |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Notes | Hooke used this instrument with an air pump for a series of experiments in July 1663, including a variation of the Torricellian experiment using water and the experiment on the 'uniting and mixing of air and water'. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/20/20 |
| CLP/20/20/1 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |