| RefNo | CLP/18ii/20 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, Details of a machine to draw damp or foul air out of mines, wells, caves etc by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers |
| Date | 21 May 1727 |
| Description | Also how fresh air might be conveyed into a particular part of a mine through several hollows which are full of stale air
That a working model of the machine had been made to the scale of an inch to a foot - the model consists of a triple crank working three pumps which suck and force air by means of three regulators
Outlines four experiments with comments
Read to the Royal Society on 18 May 1727 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 35 (1727), p 353 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/13/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8419 | Desaguliers; John Theophilus (1683 - 1744); natural philosopher | 1683 - 1744 |