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Unpublished paper, 'An account of some prismatic experiments' by B [Baden] Powell

Reference number: AP/12/19

Date: 17 November 1825

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Powell reports on experiments inspired by the work of Dr [William Hyde] Wollaston. Powell observed sunlight on a cloudy day as well as a flame through a prism of flint glass, finding more lines than those reported by Wollaston.

An ink inscription at top of first page reads 'To be returned to the author if required'.

Subject: Physics

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AP/12/19
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17 November 1825
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Baden Powell

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Baden Powell, Unpublished paper, 'An account of some prismatic experiments' by B [Baden] Powell, 17 November 1825, AP/12/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_12_19/unpublished-paper-an-account-of-some-prismatic-experiments-by-b-baden-powell, accessed on 14 July 2025

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