Sketch in rough minutes
Date
20 February 1688
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p147v
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 318mm
width (page): 203mm
width (page): 203mm
Subject
Description
This sketch appears on the back of the rough minutes from 20 February 1688. It might relate to a discussion of a letter from Mr Papin giving the description of an engine for the raising of weights by force of gunpowder, which involved a device with a 'cylindrical cavity'.
Related fellows
Denis Papin (1647, French) , Natural philosopher
Associated place