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'An Experimentall Account of the Compression of Aire Made by Mr Boyle'

Reference number: RBO/1/22

Date: 2 October 1661

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Table with data
- inches of air to be compressed
- weight of mercury to compress that air
- what results were expected according to the hypothesis

Reference number
RBO/1/22
Earliest possible date
2 October 1661
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Robert Boyle

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Robert Boyle, 'An Experimentall Account of the Compression of Aire Made by Mr Boyle', 2 October 1661, RBO/1/22, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_1_22/an-experimentall-account-of-the-compression-of-aire-made-by-mr-boyle, accessed on 12 December 2024

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    Dates: 1661-1739

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