X. An account of an experiment touching the ascent of water between two glass planes, in an hyperbolick figure
- Francis Hauksbee
- MathematicsPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society…
I Took two Glass Planes, each somewhat more than 20 Inches long, of the truest Surfaces I could procure.
VIII. An experiment made at Gresham-College, shewing that the seemingly spontaneous ascention of water in small tubes open at both ends is the same in vacuo as in the open air
- Francis Hauksbee
- EducationPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society…
I took three pieces of small Tubes of Different bores, and fixt them, in a piece of Cork directly Perpendicular, with their Lower Orifices as nicely even as I could.
II. Several experiments touching the seeming spontaneous ascent of water
- Francis Hauksbee
- EducationPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society…
The several Experiments, which already hath been made in relation to the Spontaneous Ascent of Water in small Tubes, not only by my self, but several others, with much the same success, gave me the…
III. An account of an experiment touching the direction of a Drop of Oil of Oranges, between two glass planes, towards any side of them that is nearest press'd together. By Mr. Fr. Hauksbee, F. R. S
- Francis Hauksbee
- PhysicsPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society…
The Glass Planes which I used were about 6 Inches square; and being very clean, a drop or two ot Oil of Oranges was let fall on the lower, Plane, Suppose at B; then the upper Plane was laid on it, so…
II. An account of some experiments, touching the electricity and light producible on the attrition of several bodies
- Francis Hauksbee
- Materials SciencePhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society…
According to the commands of the Society, I have made the following experiments. I caus´d a piece of wood to be turn´d into the form of a short cylinder, it being about four inches diameter, and…
IV. Experiments concerning the time required in the descent of different bodies, of different magnitudes and weights in common air, from a certain height
- Francis Hauksbee
- Education, PhysicsPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society…
To make these Experiments accurately, I devised the following Apparatus, to account exactly for the time of the Bodies descending.
VI. Experiments on the production and propagation of light from the phosphorus in vacuo, made before the Royal Society by Mr. Fra. Hauksbee
- Francis Hauksbee
- HistoryPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society…
Experiment I. In pursuance to the Commands of his Honourable Society, Having a dark Room provided, the first Experiment was by drawing some Lines on a piece of blue Paper with the Phosphorus , which…
III. Several experiments on the attrition of bodies in vacuo. Made before the Royal Society at Gresham College
- Francis Hauksbee
- HistoryPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society…
A. A. is a Ladder, such as is generally us'd in Houses. B. B. Is a Bar of Iron which passes through the Middle of the upper Step, and is fasten'd to the Back board of the Ladder by 2 Nutts and Screws…
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