| RefNo | CLP/18i/91 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Experiments on the mercurial phosphor [phosphorus] made at a meeting of th Royal Society at Gresham College November the 7th 1705' by Francis Hauksbee |
| Date | 1705 |
| Description | Hauksbee describes two experiments: the first, to show that odd flashes of light upon the repetition of the experiment resembling a shower of fire; and the second, to show the abundance of particles of light are discovered by shaking quicksilver [mercury] in a glass in the open air.
Subject: Physics |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8345 | Hauksbee; Francis (c 1660 - 1713) | c 1660 - 1713 |