Design of an apparatus to cast medals in a vacuum
Date
3 December 1684
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p200
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 365mm
width (page): 230mm
width (page): 230mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Denis Papin's design of an apparatus to cast medals in vacuo, showing a medal with a face on it. Papin presented his draft to the Royal Society on 3 December 1684.
This figure is copied in RBC/6/156.
This figure is copied in RBC/6/156.
Object history
At the meeting of the Royal Society on 3 December 1684, ‘Dr. Papin brought in a draught of the manner of casting medals in vacuo’ (Birch 4:343). The account and figure are printed in Birch 4:343-44.
Related fellows
Denis Papin (1647, French) , Natural philosopher
Associated place