Paper, 'Account of the glass drops' by Robt [Robert] Moray
Reference number: CLP/3i/57
Date: 1661
Description
Moray describes various experiments on the breaking of glass drops, two filled with liquid and three solid, together with his conjecture about the cause of that phenomenon, a task requested of him by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, and the performance of which was presented to the Royal Society.
Subject: Physics / Trade
- Reference number
- CLP/3i/57
- Earliest possible date
- 1661
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 5 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert Moray, Paper, 'Account of the glass drops' by Robt [Robert] Moray, 1661, CLP/3i/57, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_3i_57/paper-account-of-the-glass-drops-by-robt-robert-moray, accessed on 17 June 2025
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