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Paper, account of an experiment on the difficulty of separating two hemispheres upon the injection of an atmosphere of air on their outward surfaces without withdrawing the internal air by Francis Hauksbee

Reference number: CLP/18i/112

Date: 1707

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Experiment carried out at Gresham College on 28 May 1707

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CLP/18i/112
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1707
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Hauksbee

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Francis Hauksbee, Paper, account of an experiment on the difficulty of separating two hemispheres upon the injection of an atmosphere of air on their outward surfaces without withdrawing the internal air by Francis Hauksbee, 1707, CLP/18i/112, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18i_112/paper-account-of-an-experiment-on-the-difficulty-of-separating-two-hemispheres-upon-the-injection-of-an-atmosphere-of-air-on-their-outward-surfaces-without-withdrawing-the-internal-air-by-francis-hauksbee, accessed on 12 December 2025

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