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RefNoCLP/6/8/4
LevelItem
TitleDiagram, explanation of the torricellian experiment by Dr Wallis
Date1662
DescriptionFigure 5. from John Wallis's explanation of the Torricellian experiment tried by Jonathan Goddard.

Consists of a cylinder sitting in a pool of mercury. A counterweight seems to be attached to the top of the cylinder.

Diagram found in the margin of the third page of the paper.

Subject: Pneumatics / Scientific apparatus and equipment
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatDiagram
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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RBO/1/190
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7472Wallis; John (1616 - 1703); mathematician and cryptographer1616 - 1703
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