Diagram, 'A new levell' by Chr [Christopher] Wren
Reference number: CLP/2/1
Date: 1667
Description
A diagram of Wren's invention of a new level, accompanied by a caption describing its use. The level is constructed of a concave glass placed on a foot with a ball and socket allowing it to turn. A drop of quicksilver [mercury] can be placed on it to find the any azimuth.
Subject: Physics
Produced at the Royal Society on 14 March 1667.
- Reference number
- CLP/2/1
- Earliest possible date
- 1667
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Diagram
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Christopher Wren, Diagram, 'A new levell' by Chr [Christopher] Wren, 1667, CLP/2/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_2_1/diagram-a-new-levell-by-chr-christopher-wren, accessed on 21 April 2025
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Classified papers: volume 2 concerning 'Surveying, Opticks, Perspective, Sculpture, Painting, Music, Acoustics Mechanicks'
1656-1737 Reference number: CLP/2
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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