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Diagram, wind arquebus by Denis Papin

Reference number: CLP/18i/1/2

Date: 1678

Description

A diagram of Papin's arquebus, with parts labelled A-M and described in the accompanying text.

Subject: Weapons

Read to the Royal Scoiety on 18 April 1678

Reference number
CLP/18i/1/2
Earliest possible date
1678
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Ink on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Diagram

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Denis Papin

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Denis Papin, Diagram, wind arquebus by Denis Papin, 1678, CLP/18i/1/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18i_1_2/diagram-wind-arquebus-by-denis-papin, accessed on 29 April 2025

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