Paper, 'An account of bubbles in the long tube' by Robert Hooke
Reference number: CLP/20/13
Date: 17th century
Description
Notes that the experiment took place on Thursday 17 April [no year]. Discusses an experiment with bubbles of oil in a tube, and the effect the sun had on the speed of the oil bubbles descending down the tube. Includes lists of the time and number of inches the oil moved.
Subject: Chemistry
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- CLP/20/13
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- 17th century
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert Hooke, Paper, 'An account of bubbles in the long tube' by Robert Hooke, 17th century, CLP/20/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_20_13/paper-an-account-of-bubbles-in-the-long-tube-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 12 November 2025
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Classified papers: volume 20, Robert Hooke's papers
1662-1699 Creator: Robert Hooke Reference number: CLP/20
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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
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