Francis Hauksbee
c. 1666–1713
Experimental natural philosopher and scientific instrument maker. Demonstrator and curator of instruments, Royal Society of London, 1704–13. Known for his improved model of the air pump.
Source
DSB.
Bibliography
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
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