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A description of the air-pump, according to the late Mr. Hawksbee's best and last improvements;...

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A description of the air-pump, according to the late Mr. Hawksbee's best and last improvements; with the manner of making fifty of the most curious experiments upon it, etc.' By William Vream, 1717 (engraving)
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English School, (18th century) / English
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British Library, London, UK
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1717 AD (C18th AD)
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Francis Hauksbee the Elder (1660–1713), also known as Francis Hawksbee, was an 18th-century English scientist best known for his work on electricity and electrostatic repulsion.

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