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'Dr Papin's Rule for finding the height of the Mercury upon any quantity of Air that is left in the Tube'

Reference number: RBO/6/78

Date: 12 August 1685

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RBO/6/78
Earliest possible date
12 August 1685
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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'Dr Papin's Rule for finding the height of the Mercury upon any quantity of Air that is left in the Tube', 12 August 1685, RBO/6/78, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_6_78/dr-papins-rule-for-finding-the-height-of-the-mercury-upon-any-quantity-of-air-that-is-left-in-the-tube, accessed on 14 November 2025

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