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'Dr Papin's Improvement of a Clepsydra contrived formerly by Monsieur Comiers'

Reference number: RBO/6/79

Date: 4 November 1685

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Figure of 'clepsydra' between pages 254 and 255

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RBO/6/79
Earliest possible date
4 November 1685
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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'Dr Papin's Improvement of a Clepsydra contrived formerly by Monsieur Comiers', 4 November 1685, RBO/6/79, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_6_79/dr-papins-improvement-of-a-clepsydra-contrived-formerly-by-monsieur-comiers, accessed on 10 December 2024

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