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Goddard describes an experiment carried out using a spherical glass with a pint of water in it that was placed on a trivet upside down and submerged in boiling water. This produced steam, which then turned to liquid again on cooling.

Subject: Hydraulics

Reference number
RBO/2i/13
Earliest possible date
17 December 1662
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Jonathan Goddard

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Jonathan Goddard, 'An Experiment of Exhalation raised from Water and returning to Water again' by Jonathan Goddard, 17 December 1662, RBO/2i/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2i_13/an-experiment-of-exhalation-raised-from-water-and-returning-to-water-again-by-jonathan-goddard, accessed on 07 February 2025

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