| RefNo | RBO/18/33 |
| AltRefNo | RBO.18.211 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Four papers by Henry Beighton |
| Date | 1732 |
| Description | Papers on:
- 'why a Bullet shot from a Gun (slanting) on a Fluid, will soon rise out of it again, and be thrown into the Air...' - solution provided
- 'The Reason why opening or widening the muzzle or mouth of a Gun or fowling Piece makes it carry the Shot closer together' - solution provided
- 'An Essay towards assigning a reason why persons falling into a deep Coal pit are seldom kill'd when falling into one more shallow they frequently either break their limbs or are kill'd outright'
- 'An account of a most terrible Hurrican at Nun-Eaton in Warwickshire' on 20 August 1712 - details of damage caused
Read to the Royal Society on 25 January or 1 March 1732 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 12 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7336 | Beighton; Henry (- 1743) | - 1743 |