RefNo | CLP/20/8 |
Level | Item |
Title | Paper, 'Pressure of parts of water on one another; & the elasticity of the air' by Robert Hooke |
Date | January 1663 |
Description | Describes an experiment at Gresham College in which a long glass tube, sealed at one end, was filled with water, and then another smaller glass tube was put into the cavity of the first tube. Describes the whole experiment, and makes notes of the results in a list on p2.
Subject: Physics |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |