Bent glass tube
Date
23 April 1662
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p81v
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 297mm
width (page): 187mm
width (page): 187mm
Subject
Content object
Description
A small drawing in the margin of a tube for experimenting with the compression of air with the use of an air pump. Robert Boyle produced this glass tube at the meeting of the Royal Society on 23 April 1662.
Related fellows
Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691, British) , Natural philosopher
Associated place