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Paper, regarding the compression of air in the wind-gun by Denis Papin

Reference number: CLP/18i/10

Date: 1676

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Given to the Royal Society on 17 February 1676; description of an air gun and conclusion that the compressed air would be insufficient to kill.

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CLP/18i/10
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1676
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Denis Papin

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Denis Papin, Paper, regarding the compression of air in the wind-gun by Denis Papin, 1676, CLP/18i/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18i_10/paper-regarding-the-compression-of-air-in-the-wind-gun-by-denis-papin, accessed on 14 November 2025

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