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Paper, regarding proposals about the machine for raising water by the force of fire by Denis Papin

Reference number: CLP/18i/80

Date: 1712

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CLP/18i/80
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1712
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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 proposals about the machine for raising water by the force of fire by Denis Papin, 1712, CLP/18i/80, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18i_80/paper-regarding-proposals-about-the-machine-for-raising-water-by-the-force-of-fire-by-denis-papin, accessed on 14 May 2026

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