Paper, Paper, Account of a machine for measuring the depth of the sea by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers
Reference number: CLP/18ii/21
Date: 1727
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The machine consisted of three parts - a mercurial gauge, a weight, and a buoy
Original figure of sea gauge in text
Read to the Royal Society on 25 January 1727
- Reference number
- CLP/18ii/21
- Earliest possible date
- 1727
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, Paper, Account of a machine for measuring the depth of the sea by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers, 1727, CLP/18ii/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18ii_21/paper-paper-account-of-a-machine-for-measuring-the-depth-of-the-sea-by-j-t-john-theophilus-desaguliers, accessed on 20 June 2025
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