Paper, 'To make a lamp that shall always keep the surface of the oyl [oil] at the same height till all be spent' by Robert Hooke
Reference number: CLP/20/47
Date: 17th century
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Discusses how to create a vessel from brass, tin, or wood, for an oil lamp.
Subject: Engineering
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- CLP/20/47
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- 17th century
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- 1 page
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Robert Hooke, Paper, 'To make a lamp that shall always keep the surface of the oyl [oil] at the same height till all be spent' by Robert Hooke, 17th century, CLP/20/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_20_47/paper-to-make-a-lamp-that-shall-always-keep-the-surface-of-the-oyl-oil-at-the-same-height-till-all-be-spent-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 13 December 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
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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