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Paper, regarding an experiment to determine the source of air produced when firing gunpowder 'in vacuo' by Denis Papin

Reference number: CLP/18i/44

Date: 1687

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Read to the Royal Society on 2 March 1687

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CLP/18i/44
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1687
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Ink on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Denis Papin

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Denis Papin, Paper, regarding an experiment to determine the source of air produced when firing gunpowder 'in vacuo' by Denis Papin, 1687, CLP/18i/44, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18i_44/paper-regarding-an-experiment-to-determine-the-source-of-air-produced-when-firing-gunpowder-in-vacuo-by-denis-papin, accessed on 23 May 2025

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