Apparatus for determining the refraction of ice
Date
11 February 1663
Creator
Unknown, Artist
After
Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703, British) , Natural philosopher
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p113
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 357mm
width (page): 225mm
width (page): 225mm
Subject
Content object
Description
A figure showing a large cylindrical glass full of water with a piece of ice floating in it, and the position of the observer's eye. This accompanying a paper entitled 'Of the Refraction of Ice' by Robert Hooke. The paper was read at the meeting of the Royal Society on 11 February 1663.
The original drawing by Hooke is at Cl.P/20/11.
The original drawing by Hooke is at Cl.P/20/11.
Object history
At the meeting of the Royal Society on 11 February 1663, ‘An experiment of the refraction of ice was made by Mr. Hooke and an account of it given by him in writing, which was read, and ordered to be registered. He was desired to try it the next day with a glass of the same figure with the piece used by him in the experiment of this day’ (Birch 1:193).
Printed in revised form in R. Hooke, Philosophical experiments and observations (London: 1726), pp. 24-26 (p. 25).
Printed in revised form in R. Hooke, Philosophical experiments and observations (London: 1726), pp. 24-26 (p. 25).
Related fellows
Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703, British) , Natural philosopher
Associated place