| Reference number | RBO/6/137 |
| Alternative reference number | RBO.6.347 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Experiment to determine the source of air produced when firing gunpowder 'in vacuo' by Denis Papin |
| Date | nd |
| Description | Also details about apparatus for making a 'jet d'eau 'in vacuo" to see how high it will go
On 9 March 1687 (RBO/6 page 348) Papin says that the jet of water did not reach very high
Read to the Royal Society on 2 March 1687 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | JBO/8/132
JBO/8/134 |
| Related records in the catalogue | CLP/18i/44 |
| CLP/18i/3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5721 | Papin; Denis (1647 - 1712) | 1647 - 1712 |