Observations of an experiment to burn gunpowder 'in vacuo' by Denis Papin
Reference number: RBO/7/3a
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A report on an attempt to set gunpowder alight using sunlight. Also records that he has brought the cider press so that it can be observed in action and improvements may be suggested.
Read to the Royal Society on 13 April 1687.
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- RBO/7/3a
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Denis Papin, Observations of an experiment to burn gunpowder 'in vacuo' by Denis Papin, RBO/7/3a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_7_3a/observations-of-an-experiment-to-burn-gunpowder-in-vacuo-by-denis-papin, accessed on 13 September 2024
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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 7, copies of papers communicated 1687-1698
1687-1698 Reference number: RBO/7
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