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'A Description of an Instrument for Tryall of Powder' by Robert Hooke

Reference number: RBO/2ii/56

Date: 9 September 1663

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Figure of instrument in text
Experiment to determine the strength of gunpowder

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RBO/2ii/56
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9 September 1663
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, 'A Description of an Instrument for Tryall of Powder' by Robert Hooke, 9 September 1663, RBO/2ii/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2ii_56/a-description-of-an-instrument-for-tryall-of-powder-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 11 February 2026

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