Paper, 'Experiment of weighing a piece of brasse both above and underground' by Dr [Edward?] Cotton
Reference number: CLP/6/16
Date: 1664
Description
Paper by Cotton regarding weighing standard pieces of brass above ground and underground in a tin mine. Cotton found that the brass was heavier above ground than underground.
Subject: Physics
Read to the Royal Society on 1 June 1664
- Reference number
- CLP/6/16
- Earliest possible date
- 1664
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
Edward Cotton, Paper, 'Experiment of weighing a piece of brasse both above and underground' by Dr [Edward?] Cotton, 1664, CLP/6/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_6_16/paper-experiment-of-weighing-a-piece-of-brasse-both-above-and-underground-by-dr-edward-cotton, accessed on 24 March 2025
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_6_16/paper-experiment-of-weighing-a-piece-of-brasse-both-above-and-underground-by-dr-edward-cotton
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/clp_6_16/paper-experiment-of-weighing-a-piece-of-brasse-both-above-and-underground-by-dr-edward-cotton" title="Paper, 'Experiment of weighing a piece of brasse both above and underground' by Dr [Edward?] Cotton" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Related Records
-
'An experiment - Of weighing a peice of Brasse above and under ground' by Dr Cotton
Creator: Edward Cotton Reference number: RBO/3/13
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
-
Classified papers: volume 6 concerning 'Staticks, Hydrostaticks, Hydraulicks, Hydrology'
1661-1735 Reference number: CLP/6
Related Fellows
-
Edward Cotton
Author
Explore the collection
-
Classified Papers
The 'Classified Papers' of the Royal Society are papers from British and international natural philosophers and scholars categorised according to subject areas.
Dates: 1592 - 1741
View collection