Water pump
Date
2 June 1686
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p2
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 295mm
width (page): 460mm
width (page): 460mm
Subject
Description
Diagram showing front and side view of a water-work in which three pistons are driven by a waterwheel. Fol. 1r is annotated by Robert Hooke, 'This I shewd ye R Society June 2d 1686 And Explaind every part of it at Large. it being a waterwork newly finisht by Mr Aldersey at Hackney'.
Object history
At the meeting of the Royal Society on 2 June 1686, 'Mr. Hooke shewed the draught and contrivance of a water engine at Hackney made by one Mr. Aldersey, wherein three pumps are moved by an axis with a triple crank by means of an over-shot wheel' (Birch, 4:487).
Related fellows
Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703, British) , Natural philosopher
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