| Reference number | RBO/1/32 |
| Alternative reference number | RBO.1.142 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'Of the Recoiling of Gunns by The Lord Brouncker' |
| Date | nd |
| Description | Figures and table in text
Image 1; Ink, size height 18 cm x width 17 cm by Lord Brouncker. Machine made to discover ' the cause of Recoiling of Gunns ' which was laid ' uppon a heavie Table, unto which it was sometimes fastend, with screws at all the four places R,L, V, B, sometimes onely at R or L having wheels affixed t L and V, or R and B that it might the more easily recoil. '
Image 2, page 147; ink, size height 5.5 cm x width 3 cm. By Lord Brouncker. Cylinder illustrating the angle of the bullet
Image 3, page 147; ink, size height 5.5 cm x 7 cm. Illustrating ' the angle of Recoile phn the Angle of Reflexion made at the parting of the Bullet from the Peece. ' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 7 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBC/1/35 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3503 | Brouncker; William (c1620 - 1684); 2nd Viscount Brouncker; mathematician | c1620 - 1684 |