Paper, 'Concerning the condensation of air to be reported by experiments in the compressing-engine' by Robert Hooke
Reference number: CLP/20/16
Date: 06 May 1663
Description
Discusses to what degree the air may be condensed in this way. Makes a list of the questions that this experiment hopes to answer, including on the thickness and opacity of the air, and whether it changes in heat and cold.
Subject: Physics
- Reference number
- CLP/20/16
- Earliest possible date
- 06 May 1663
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
Robert Hooke, Paper, 'Concerning the condensation of air to be reported by experiments in the compressing-engine' by Robert Hooke, 06 May 1663, CLP/20/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_20_16/paper-concerning-the-condensation-of-air-to-be-reported-by-experiments-in-the-compressing-engine-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 11 November 2025
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_20_16/paper-concerning-the-condensation-of-air-to-be-reported-by-experiments-in-the-compressing-engine-by-robert-hooke
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/clp_20_16/paper-concerning-the-condensation-of-air-to-be-reported-by-experiments-in-the-compressing-engine-by-robert-hooke" title="Paper, 'Concerning the condensation of air to be reported by experiments in the compressing-engine' by Robert Hooke" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
-
Classified papers: volume 20, Robert Hooke's papers
1662-1699 Creator: Robert Hooke Reference number: CLP/20
Related Fellows
-
Robert Hooke
Author
Explore the collection
-
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
View collection