| RefNo | CLP/3ii/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Proposals about the machine to get good air for respiration and vegetation' by D [Denis] Papin |
| Date | [1709] |
| Description | Papin describes his machine consisting of a chamber with a pump, large enough to accommodate a man. He then details the costs of constructing the chamber. His imagined uses for the chamber are found at CLP/3ii/6. Also includes a short letter from Papin to Hans Sloane dated 18 January 1709, explaining that he attempted to deliver his paper twice to Isaac Newton's house but that Newton was not home on either occasion.
Subject: Engineering
Read to the Royal Society on 19 January 1708 |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/9/85 |
| CLP/3ii/6 |
| CLP/3ii/7 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5721 | Papin; Denis (1647 - 1713); natural philosopher and inventor | 1647 - 1713 |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |
| NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |