Paper, Magnetic experiment and water experiment by Robert Hooke
Reference number: CLP/20/60
Date: 05 March 1684
Description
Describes the experiment ordered on 27 February, where steel drills were fitted with pulleys and then their magnetism was tested. Then discusses an experiment about the expansion and contraction of water when freezing and boiling.
Subject: Physics
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- CLP/20/60
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- 05 March 1684
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- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert Hooke, Paper, Magnetic experiment and water experiment by Robert Hooke, 05 March 1684, CLP/20/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_20_60/paper-magnetic-experiment-and-water-experiment-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 12 August 2026
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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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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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