| RefNo | RBO/15/77 |
| AltRefNo | RBO.15.360 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'A Description of the Water works at London Bridge' by Henry Beighton |
| Date | 1731 |
| Description | Explaining the figure of the waterworks - original figure attached - calculation of the quantity of water raised by the engines - details about the power which moves the wheels - details about the velocity of the water - observations of the waterworks - suggestions of how to improve the machine
Read to the Royal Society on 1 April 1731 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 9 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 37, no 417, p 5 |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/6/74 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7336 | Beighton; Henry (- 1743) | - 1743 |