| RefNo | CLP/6/61 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'Relateing to a pretended invention of Dr [Denis] Papin' by Thomas Savery to Dr John Harris |
| Date | [1709] |
| Description | A letter describing the interest the Prince of Hess [Hesse] had in Savery's method of using fire to raise water [a steam engine], and the Prince's attempt at creating a model of a similar machine. Savery attributes Papin's 1707 improvement on this machine to his involvement with the Prince of Hess.
Subject: Engineering / Thermodynamics
Read to the Royal Society on 18 May 1709. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 31p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/9/82 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5721 | Papin; Denis (1647 - 1713); natural philosopher and inventor | 1647 - 1713 |
| NA2704 | Savery; Thomas (c 1650 - 1715); engineer | c 1650 - 1715 |
| NA7540 | Harris; John (c 1666 - 1719); science writer and Anglican priest | c 1666 - 1719 |