Glass instrument
Date
10 April 1661
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p15
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 310mm
width (page): 199mm
width (page): 199mm
Subject
Content object
Description
A small figure (height 10 mm; width 4mm) of crooked glasses with bubbles at the end, which the amanuensis of the Royal Society was ordered to make on 10 April 1661.
Object history
At the meeting of the Royal Society on 10 April 1661, ‘The amanuensis was ordered to make several crooked glasses with bubbles at the end’ (Birch 1:21).
Related fellows
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker of Lyons (1620 - 1684, British) , Mathematician
Robert Moray (1608 - 1673, British) , Natural philosopher
Paul Neile (British) , Astronomer
Robert Moray (1608 - 1673, British) , Natural philosopher
Paul Neile (British) , Astronomer
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