Paper, 'An experiment on steel balls made before the Royal Society' by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers
Reference number: CLP/18ii/4
Date: 20 May 1714
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Experiment to determine the elasticity and force of rebound on swinging steel balls, determined by the decrease in the quantity of motion. Desaguliers repeats the experiment with glass balls.
Subject: Physics
Read to the Royal Society on 27 May 1714
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- CLP/18ii/4
- Earliest possible date
- 20 May 1714
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Theophilus Desaguliers, Paper, 'An experiment on steel balls made before the Royal Society' by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers, 20 May 1714, CLP/18ii/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_18ii_4/paper-an-experiment-on-steel-balls-made-before-the-royal-society-by-j-t-john-theophilus-desaguliers, accessed on 05 December 2024
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