Paper, regarding a new fashion of clock wheels and pinions by Denis Papin
Reference number: CLP/18i/69
Date: 1711
Description
The new clock wheel developed because a weight like a clock was required to move the hessian bellows
Discusses problems with ordinary clockworks and how Papin has improved them
Refers to a figure but no figure attached
Read to the Royal Society on 3 May 1711
- Reference number
- CLP/18i/69
- Earliest possible date
- 1711
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
Denis Papin, Paper, regarding a new fashion of clock wheels and pinions by Denis Papin, 1711, CLP/18i/69, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18i_69/paper-regarding-a-new-fashion-of-clock-wheels-and-pinions-by-denis-papin, accessed on 14 November 2025
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18i_69/paper-regarding-a-new-fashion-of-clock-wheels-and-pinions-by-denis-papin
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/clp_18i_69/paper-regarding-a-new-fashion-of-clock-wheels-and-pinions-by-denis-papin" title="Paper, regarding a new fashion of clock wheels and pinions by Denis Papin" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Related Records
-
Dr Papin's New Fashion of Clock wheeles and Pinions'
Reference number: RBO/9/98
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
-
Classified papers: volume 18i of classified papers concering 'Papin and Hauksbee papers'
1678-1712 Creator: Denis Papin , Francis Hauksbee Reference number: CLP/18i
Related Fellows
-
Denis Papin
Author
Explore the collection
-
Classified Papers
The 'Classified Papers' of the Royal Society are papers from British and international natural philosophers and scholars categorised according to subject areas.
Dates: 1592 - 1741
View collection