A new lamp
Date
1681
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p5
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 298mm
width (page): 191mm
width (page): 191mm
Subject
Description
This lamp is an improvement on the Lamp of Cardan.
The manuscript text is in French. The English version was printed in Philosophical Collections, 2 (1681), pp. 33-34, with the image and the exact same description.
The manuscript text is in French. The English version was printed in Philosophical Collections, 2 (1681), pp. 33-34, with the image and the exact same description.
Object history
Published in English as Fig. 6 in Robert Boyle, 'A New Lamp', in Philosophical Collections, 2 (1681), pp. 33-34.
Related fellows
Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691, British) , Natural philosopher
Associated place