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A rough pencil sketch showing the movement of a pendulum. Marked on front as 'to be kept in archives for reference'. May relate to a paper abstracted in volume 17 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On a new astronomical clock, and a pendulum governor for uniform motion'.

Subject: Scientific apparatus and instruments

Reference number
AP/51/14
Earliest possible date
1869
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Diagram

Creator name

William Thomson

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William Thomson, Unpublished diagram, pendulum by William Thomson, 1869, AP/51/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_51_14/unpublished-diagram-pendulum-by-william-thomson, accessed on 07 December 2024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is comprised of original manuscript scientific papers and letters submitted to the Royal Society which remained unpublished or were abstracted in the journal 'Proceedings of the Royal Society' published from 1830 onwards.

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