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The paper concerns the measurement of cisterns by calculating the amount of water they hold.

Subject: Physics

Reference number
CLP/6/41
Earliest possible date
17th Century
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Edmond Halley

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Robert Hooke

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Edmond Halley, Robert Hooke, Paper, regarding measuring cisterns in London by Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, 17th Century, CLP/6/41, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_6_41/paper-regarding-measuring-cisterns-in-london-by-robert-hooke-and-edmond-halley, accessed on 05 October 2024

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    Dates: 1592-1741

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