'A Description of an Invention whereby the Divisions of the Barometer may be enlarged in any given proportions' by Robert Hooke

Reference number: RBO/6/90

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This is further explanation about Hooke's wheel barometer which was first published in 1665 in 'Micrographia'

Reference number: RBO/6/90
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Robert Hooke

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Robert Hooke, 'A Description of an Invention whereby the Divisions of the Barometer may be enlarged in any given proportions' by Robert Hooke, RBO/6/90, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_6_90/a-description-of-an-invention-whereby-the-divisions-of-the-barometer-may-be-enlarged-in-any-given-proportions-by-robert-hooke, accessed on 12 August 2026

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Paper, 'Description of an invention whereby the divisions of the barometer may be enlarged in any given proportion produced before the Royal Societie by Robert Hooke' by Edmond Halley
Creator: Edmond Halley Reference number: CLP/21/8

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Dates: 1661 - 1739

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