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 - 1713); natural philosopher and inventor | 1647 - 1713 |