[2] According to an advertisement, Hauksbee made and sold air-pumps, hydrostatic balances, and reflecting telescopes in Crane Court, Fleet Street, London.
His Proposals for making a large Reflecting Telescope evidences skill as an instrument-maker, and also an acquaintance with John Hadley.
[2] In 1731 was published Essay for introducing a Portable Laboratory by means whereof all the Chemical operations are commodiously performed by P. Shaw and F. Hauksbee, dedicated to Sir Hans Sloane.
In 1731 also, Hauksbee printed Experiments with a view to Practical Philosophy, Arts, Trades, and Business, a summary of conventional chemical operations, with illustrations of distillation, mineralogy, metallurgy, and dyeing.
Course of Mechanical, Optical, and Pneumatical Experiments, to be performed by Francis Hauksbee, and the Explanatory Lectures read by Wm.