Apparatus to cast medals in a vacuum
Date
3 December 1684
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p156
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 376mm
width (page): 239mm
width (page): 239mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Denis Papin's design of an apparatus to cast medals in a vacuum, showing a medal with a face on it. Papin presented his draft to the Royal Society on 3 December 1684.
This is copied from RBO/6/200.
This is copied from RBO/6/200.
Transcription
The Art of Casting Metalls is so usefull in the World, that I hope the Royal Society will not Dislike my endeavours to Improve it by the following Contrivance.
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
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