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Collection Reference Number GLC06473.03
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1830 
Title Note on boiling or evaporating in a vacuum
Date ca. 1830
Author Cooper, Peter (1791-1883)  
Document Type Miscellany
Content Description Possibly a note written to himself. "To boil or evaporate in a vacuum will...be free from liability to burn and will allow of reducing the liquid to any desired thickness..." Note is cut off at the end as the rest of the page is missing.
Subjects Science and Technology  Invention  Inventor  
People Cooper, Peter (1791-1883)  
Theme Science, Technology, Invention
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information Cooper was a well known inventor and manufacturer. He built the famous "Tom Thumb" prototype locomotive, which was used to demonstrate the potential of steam-powered rail transport. He was also the founder of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art and Science.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859