| RefNo | RBO/17/30 |
| AltRefNo | RBO.17.187 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'Conjectures upon the Nature of intermitting and reciprocating Springs' by Joseph Atwell |
| Date | 1732 |
| Description | Proposes a theory about the flow of a spring at Brixam near Torbay in Devon, a mile from the sea - discussing syphons and resevoirs - figures in text
Read to the Royal Society on 25 May 1732 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 20 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 37, no 424, p 301 |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/6/73 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5016 | Atwell; Joseph (c 1696 - 1768) | c 1696 - 1768 |