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Paper, regarding Christiaan Huygens' work on the 'phenomena of rarefaction' by unknown author

Reference number: CLP/4i/27

Date: 1660-1679

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The author writes on 'the phenomena of rarefaction' and describes some experiments involving glass tubes filled with water.

Subject: Hydrology

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CLP/4i/27
Earliest possible date
1660-1679
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, regarding Christiaan Huygens' work on the 'phenomena of rarefaction' by unknown author, 1660-1679, CLP/4i/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_4i_27/paper-regarding-christiaan-huygens-work-on-the-phenomena-of-rarefaction-by-unknown-author, accessed on 10 December 2024

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