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'Dr Papin's Experiment About air caused by a Dissolving body in a Florence Flask'

Reference number: RBO/6/32

Date: 18 June 1684

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Flask contained air, iron, and aqua fortis and a mercurial gage

Reference number
RBO/6/32
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18 June 1684
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1 page
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Manuscript

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'Dr Papin's Experiment About air caused by a Dissolving body in a Florence Flask', 18 June 1684, RBO/6/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_6_32/dr-papins-experiment-about-air-caused-by-a-dissolving-body-in-a-florence-flask, accessed on 25 March 2025

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