| RefNo | CLP/18ii/15 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'An attempt to account for the rising and falling of the water of some ponds near the sea or ebbing and flowing rivers; where the water is lowest in the pond, at the time of high water in the sea or river; and the water is highest in the pond, at the time of low water in the sea or river. As also for the increasing or decreasing of the water of such pools and brooks as are highest in the dry seasons, and lowest in the rainy seasons: with an experiment to illustrate the solution of the phaenomena' by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers |
| Date | 1723 |
| Description | Desaguliers writes on the flow of water in ponds and tidal rivers and discusses syphons. Includes five figures relating to cups with syphons in them and experiments made by Desaguliers relating to plugs in vessels of water.
Subject: Physics
Read to the Royal Society on 21 November 1723
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An attempt to account for the rising and falling of the water of some ponds near the sea, or ebbing and flowing rivers; where the water is lowest in the pond, at the time of high water in the sea or river; and the water is highest in the pond, at the time of low water in the sea or river. As also for the increasing or decreasing of the water of such pools and brooks as are highest in the dry seasons, and lowest in the rainy seasons: with an experiment to illustrate the solution of the phænomena' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1724.0029 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/11/101 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8419 | Desaguliers; John Theophilus (1683 - 1744); natural philosopher | 1683 - 1744 |