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Description of a machine designed to determine the degree of force (or how many turns per minute) with which a bullet would start to move out of the cursor. Includes two figures.

Subject: Physics / Engineering

Reference number
CLP/3i/14
Earliest possible date
17th century
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, description of a machine to fire bullets by unknown author, 17th century, CLP/3i/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_3i_14/paper-description-of-a-machine-to-fire-bullets-by-unknown-author, accessed on 11 February 2025

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    Dates: 1592-1741

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