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Archived papers: volume 2, scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, authors D to K

Reference number: AP/2

Date: late 18th century - mid 19th century

Description

Contains 17 papers submitted to the Royal Society but not published at the time of receipt. The papers are arranged alphabetically by author, with this volume containing papers written by authors whose names begin with letters D to K. Includes an index at the beginning of the volume. The papers are largely undated but the front matter indicates that they are all post-1800, although some papers seem to be from the late 18th century.

Two papers were published in the form in which they appear in this volume:
'Intensitas vis magneticæ terrestris ad mensuram absolutam revocata' by Karl Friedrich Gauss; and
'Account of a comet' by William Herschel.

Reference number
AP/2
Earliest possible date
late 18th century - mid 19th century
Physical description
Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on the spine
Page extent
One volume containing 14 papers, one letter, one abstract, and one set of plates
Format
Manuscript

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Archived papers: volume 2, scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, authors D to K, late 18th century - mid 19th century, AP/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_2/archived-papers-volume-2-scientific-papers-submitted-to-the-royal-society-unpublished-or-abstracted-authors-d-to-k, accessed on 03 December 2024

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  • Archived Papers

    Dates: 1768-1989

    The 'Archived Papers' collection is comprised of original manuscript scientific papers and letters submitted to the Royal Society which remained unpublished or were abstracted in the journal 'Proceedings of the Royal Society' published from 1830 onwards.

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