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'Description of an Engine to raise Water by the help of Quicksilver, invented by the late Mr Joshua Haskins and made practicable and usefull by J S Desaguliers'

Reference number: RBO/11/2

Date: 1722

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Engravings from 'Philosophical Transactions' attached
Read to the Royal Society on 19 April 1722

Reference number
RBO/11/2
Earliest possible date
1722
Page extent
13 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'Description of an Engine to raise Water by the help of Quicksilver, invented by the late Mr Joshua Haskins and made practicable and usefull by J S Desaguliers', 1722, RBO/11/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_11_2/description-of-an-engine-to-raise-water-by-the-help-of-quicksilver-invented-by-the-late-mr-joshua-haskins-and-made-practicable-and-usefull-by-j-s-desaguliers, accessed on 08 March 2026

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