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Table, regarding rarefied and condensed air equidistant from the medium common air by Francis Hauksbee

Reference number: CLP/18i/110

Date: 1707

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Explanation of table given with supposition that mercury in the barometer stands at 30 inches
Figure of the compressing engine given and the barometer

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CLP/18i/110
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1707
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Francis Hauksbee

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Francis Hauksbee, Table, regarding rarefied and condensed air equidistant from the medium common air by Francis Hauksbee, 1707, CLP/18i/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18i_110/table-regarding-rarefied-and-condensed-air-equidistant-from-the-medium-common-air-by-francis-hauksbee, accessed on 14 December 2025

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