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Paper, regarding Denis Papin's experiment with forcing air out of a glass by Mr R A

Reference number: CLP/6/37

Date: 1685

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Includes a sketch of Denis Papin's new contrivance of a fountain shown to the Royal Society in June 1685. The image was printed in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 15, no. 173 (1685) to advertise the invention as a 'riddle' for others to guess its design, which was a way to claim priority.

This appears to be Robert Moray's attempt to work out its design, but with a plea to have it suppressed if it did not work. Perhaps this is the reason why Moray's name is crossed out in ink in the accompanying text.

Subject: Physics

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CLP/6/37
Earliest possible date
1685
Physical description
Pencil on paper
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Robert Moray

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Robert Moray, Paper, regarding Denis Papin's experiment with forcing air out of a glass by Mr R A, 1685, CLP/6/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_6_37/paper-regarding-denis-papins-experiment-with-forcing-air-out-of-a-glass-by-mr-r-a, accessed on 03 December 2024

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