Archived papers: volume 27, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1841-1845

Reference number: AP/27

Date: 1841-1845

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Contains 27 papers and letters submitted to the Royal Society but not published at the time of receipt. The papers are arranged alphabetically by author and cover the period of 1841-1845 [spine reads 1844-1845]. Includes an index at the beginning of the volume. Includes one paper by James Prescott Joule on the rarefaction and condensation of air.

Reference number: AP/27
Earliest possible date: 1841-1845
Physical description: Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on the spine
Page extent: One volume containing 20 papers and seven letters
Format: Manuscript

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Archived papers: volume 27, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1841-1845, 1841-1845, AP/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_27/archived-papers-volume-27-scientific-papers-submitted-the-royal-society-unpublished-or-abstracted-1841-1845, accessed on 05 October 2024

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This volume contains 27 manuscripts:

Unpublished paper, 'On the measurement of distances by the telescope' by Edmund Bowman
1841 Creator: Edmund Bowman Reference number: AP/27/1
Unpublished paper, 'On the action of the Sun's rays on lithic acid' by John Davy
03 June 1844 Creator: John Davy Reference number: AP/27/2
Letter, 'An account of a large and remarkably luminous spot in the sea with remarks on the water taken thence' from Lieutenant Manley Dixon to Samuel Hunter Christie
06 October 1843 Creator: Manley Dixon Reference number: AP/27/3
Unpublished letter, 'An account of a slight shock of an earthquake felt in the Channel Islands' from Elliott Hoskins to Peter Mark Roget
05 January 1844 Reference number: AP/27/4

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1768-1989 Reference number: AP

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is comprised of original manuscript scientific papers and letters submitted to the Royal Society which remained unpublished or were abstracted in the journal 'Proceedings of the Royal Society' published from 1830 onwards.

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