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'An Account of some Tryalls for finding the pressure of the parts of water upon one another: And the Elasticall power of Air' by Robert Hooke

Reference number: RBO/2i/27

Date: 28 January 1662

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Finding the pressure of sea water at different depths

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RBO/2i/27
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28 January 1662
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, 'An Account of some Tryalls for finding the pressure of the parts of water upon one another: And the Elasticall power of Air' by Robert Hooke, 28 January 1662, RBO/2i/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2i_27/an-account-of-some-tryalls-for-finding-the-pressure-of-the-parts-of-water-upon-one-another-and-the-elasticall-power-of-air-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 14 December 2024

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