Paper, 'On compression of air under water' by William Brouncker

Reference number: EL/B1/2

Date: 1671

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This is Brouncker's handwritten paper which was published in 'Philosophical Transactions' no 75 as a supplement to the published papers in 'Philosophical Transactions' no 73 on the compression of air under water. Note in another hand states this. Table and figure are attached.

Subject: Physics

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A supplement to what was publish't N. 73. of the compression of air under water'.

Reference number: EL/B1/2
Earliest possible date: 1671
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript

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William Brouncker

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William Brouncker, Paper, 'On compression of air under water' by William Brouncker, 1671, EL/B1/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_2/paper-on-compression-of-air-under-water-by-william-brouncker, accessed on 05 December 2024

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Date: 18th September 1671

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1671.0040

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters B1
1659-1675 Reference number: EL/B1

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