Record

RefNoEL/P1/93
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Denis Papin to Hans Sloane
CreatorPapin; Denis (1647-1712); French physicist; mathematician; inventor; natural philosopher
Date31 December 1711
DescriptionConcerning a lock for a box; concerning an experiment with spirit of sulphur; concerning Hauksbee's new carriage; concerning a building for a new furnace; concerning two improvements to a clock and improvements to a royal pendulum clock; concerning the work of three pensionary's from the Academy of Sciences in Paris
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/c9a68530-3303-480f-8b5a-a9b0d2eda8d6
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA5721Papin; Denis (1647 - 1713); natural philosopher and inventor1647 - 1713
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