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Paper, regarding filtration with the aid of the pneumatic engine by Denis Papin

Reference number: CLP/18i/21

Date: 26 May 1686

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With figure of engine attached

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CLP/18i/21
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26 May 1686
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Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Denis Papin

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Denis Papin, Paper, regarding filtration with the aid of the pneumatic engine by Denis Papin, 26 May 1686, CLP/18i/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18i_21/paper-regarding-filtration-with-the-aid-of-the-pneumatic-engine-by-denis-papin, accessed on 19 July 2026

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