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Dr Papin's Experiments in the digester for taking Impression in Relief

Reference number: RBO/6/36

Date: 16 July 1684

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Items used in the experiment were 'Lignum Vitae', Box, cow's horn, tortoise shell, which were softened by the Digester, and then cast into moulds

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RBO/6/36
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16 July 1684
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Dr Papin's Experiments in the digester for taking Impression in Relief, 16 July 1684, RBO/6/36, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_6_36/dr-papins-experiments-in-the-digester-for-taking-impression-in-relief, accessed on 09 February 2025

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