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RefNoCLP/6/69b
LevelItem
TitlePaper 'Materiarum quarundam gravitates specficæ' [Concerning the gravity of different substances] by D G [Daniel Gabriel] Fahrenheit
Date1724
DescriptionFahrenheit presents a table with thirty substances (metal, mineral, chemical, spirits, oils and other fluids), and discusses methods and precautions used in carrying out the experiment on the gravity of different substances.

Subject: Statics

Read to the Royal Society on 26 March 1724

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Materiarum quarundam gravitates specficæ, diversis temporibus ad varios scopes exploratæ a D. G. Fahrenheit, R. S. S'
LanguageLatin
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1724.0022
RelatedRecordRBO/11/125
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5700Fahrenheit; Daniel Gabriel (1686 - 1736)1686 - 1736
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