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Unpublished paper, 'On the heating effects of electric currents, no. IV' by William Henry Preece

Reference number: AP/66/25

Date: 1890

Description

Preece continues his research into the heating effects of electric currents, expanding upon experiments undertaken in part III of his research.

Annotations in pencil throughout. Note on front reads 'Copy 30/4/90'.

Subject: Electricity / Thermodynamics

Received 22 April 1890.

Reference number
AP/66/25
Earliest possible date
1890
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
11 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Henry Preece

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William Henry Preece, Unpublished paper, 'On the heating effects of electric currents, no. IV' by William Henry Preece, 1890, AP/66/25, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_66_25/unpublished-paper-on-the-heating-effects-of-electric-currents-no-iv-by-william-henry-preece, accessed on 14 May 2025

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