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Paper, 'The Torricellian Experiment to be made at different heights' by Robert Hooke

Reference number: CLP/20/14

Date: 17th century

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Discusses the experiment originally created by Evangelista Torricelli. The purpose of this experiment is to prove that the source of vacuum comes from atmospheric pressure.

Subject: Physics, Meteorology

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CLP/20/14
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17th century
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, Paper, 'The Torricellian Experiment to be made at different heights' by Robert Hooke, 17th century, CLP/20/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_20_14/paper-the-torricellian-experiment-to-be-made-at-different-heights-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 14 April 2026

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    Dates: 1592 - 1741

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