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Dr Papin's experiment of making Pitch or Turpentine penetrate into Plaster or Wood

Reference number: RBO/6/24

Date: 23 April 1684

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Figure of new pnuematic machine in text with explanations - thought that this method could be used with large pieces of wood

Figure - ink, page 176

Reference number
RBO/6/24
Earliest possible date
23 April 1684
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Dr Papin's experiment of making Pitch or Turpentine penetrate into Plaster or Wood, 23 April 1684, RBO/6/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_6_24/dr-papins-experiment-of-making-pitch-or-turpentine-penetrate-into-plaster-or-wood, accessed on 22 January 2026

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