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'An Account of Rarefaction of the Air' by Robert Hooke

Reference number: RBO/2ii/9

Date: 10 December 1662

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Estimating the height of atmosphere from experiments of the rarefaction of air

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RBO/2ii/9
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10 December 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 Rarefaction of the Air' by Robert Hooke, 10 December 1662, RBO/2ii/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2ii_9/an-account-of-rarefaction-of-the-air-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 14 November 2025

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