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Description

Rutherford shares a diagram of his hydraulic press followed by a detailed description of the working of the press. The elements of the press are labelled A-G.

Subject: Physics / Hydraulic engineering

Written by Rutherford in Dunfermline [Fife, Scotland].

Reference number
AP/27/10
Earliest possible date
25 May 1844
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Diagram
Manuscript

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William Rutherford

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William Rutherford, Unpublished paper, regarding a description of a hydraulic press by William Rutherford, 25 May 1844, AP/27/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_27_10/unpublished-paper-regarding-a-description-of-a-hydraulic-press-by-william-rutherford, accessed on 12 August 2026

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