| Reference number | CLP/6/6 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'Experiments of weighing glasse canes with the cylinders of quicksylver in them according to the torricellian experiment' by Jonathan Goddard and 'William Brouncker's account of the third experiment made by Dr Goddard' |
| Date | 6 August 1662 |
| Description | William Brouncker's original account of the third experiment made by Jonathan Goddard, at the Royal Society meeting in 29 October 1662. Goddard's experiment concerns the weight of air against the weight of a cylinder of quicksilver (mercury). Includes a diagram of the experimental setup.
Subject: Pneumatics |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | MS/776/183 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/1/43 |
| CLP/6/6/2 |
| CLP/6/6/1 |
| CLP/6/8 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8226 | Goddard; Jonathan (c 1617 - 1675); physician, chemist, and anatomist | c 1617 - 1675 |
| NA3503 | Brouncker; William (c 1620 - 1684); 2nd Viscount Brouncker; mathematician | c 1620 - 1684 |