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Papin, Denis
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French physicist, born at Blois, practised medicine at Angers; came to England and assisted Boyle in his experiments, made a special study of the expansive power of steam and its motive power, invented a steam-digester with a safety-valve, since called after him, for cooking purposes at a high temperature; became professor of Mathematics at Marburg (1647-1712).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Papin, Denis'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/papin-denis.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Papin, Denis'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/papin-denis.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
