Hessian bellows
Date
1705
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p187
Material
Dimensions
height (paper): 110mm
width (paper): 190mm
width (paper): 190mm
Subject
Description
Diagram showing the structure of Hessian bellows in which the letters inscribed in ink have been inverted, to be traced onto the copper plate for Denis Papin, ‘Concerning the improvement of Hessian bellows’, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 24, no. 300 (June 1705), pp. 1990-92, figs 1 & 2.
Object history
Denis Papin, ‘Concerning the improvement of Hessian bellows’, Phil. Trans., vol. 24, no. 300 (June 1705), pp. 1990-92, figs 1 & 2.
Related fellows
Denis Papin (1647, French) , Natural philosopher
Associated place