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Unpublished extract, 'On approach caused by vibration' by Frederick Guthrie

Reference number: AP/51/5

Date: 1869

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This is an unpublished section of a paper by Guthrie which was abstracted in volume 18 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On approach caused by vibration'. In the paper, Guthrie observes that when a vibrating tuning fork is held close to a piece of cardboard, the latter has a tendency to approach the fork. Starting from this experiment, a series of experiments is described having for their object the determination of the cause and conditions of the fundamental observed fact.

Annotations in pencil and ink throughout.

Subject: Physics

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AP/51/5
Earliest possible date
1869
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
7 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Frederick Guthrie

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Frederick Guthrie, Unpublished extract, 'On approach caused by vibration' by Frederick Guthrie, 1869, AP/51/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_51_5/unpublished-extract-on-approach-caused-by-vibration-by-frederick-guthrie, accessed on 03 December 2024

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