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'Experiments concerning the force of blowing with a mans breath by Dr Wilkins'

Reference number: RBO/1/15

Date: 19 August 1661

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Using a bladder of an ox or cow with a pipe attached

Reference number
RBO/1/15
Earliest possible date
19 August 1661
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Wilkins

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John Wilkins, 'Experiments concerning the force of blowing with a mans breath by Dr Wilkins', 19 August 1661, RBO/1/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_1_15/experiments-concerning-the-force-of-blowing-with-a-mans-breath-by-dr-wilkins, accessed on 23 January 2026

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