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30 July - Observations of a frog and a fly 'in vacuo'
6 August - on warm water, cold water and warm beer 'in vacuo'
13 August - on a pear 'in vacuo'
20 August - thermoscope absent of air
27 August - experiment with cork in water
17 September - a bottle full of air in an exhausted receiver

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RBO/6/38
Earliest possible date
1684
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Dr Papin's experiments in the Vacation time during the Recess of the Royal Society, 1684, RBO/6/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_6_38/dr-papins-experiments-in-the-vacation-time-during-the-recess-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 17 June 2026

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