Unpublished paper, regarding a description of a hydraulic press by William Rutherford
Reference number: AP/27/10
Date: 25 May 1844
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William Rutherford, Unpublished paper, regarding a description of a hydraulic press by William Rutherford, 25 May 1844, AP/27/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_27_10/unpublished-paper-regarding-a-description-of-a-hydraulic-press-by-william-rutherford, accessed on 12 August 2026
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Archived papers: volume 27, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1841-1845
1841-1845 Reference number: AP/27
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