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Unpublished paper, 'On the conditions for effective scour in drain pipes of circular section' by H [Henry] Hennessy

Reference number: AP/66/9

Date: 1889

Description

Hennessy writes on effectively clearing drain and sewer pipes which are liable to deposits, illustrated by a mathematical example.

Annotations in pencil and ink throughout. Includes a diagram of a cross-section of a drain pipe.

Subject: Hydraulics / Mathematics

Received 1 March 1889. Read 28 March 1889.

Mentioned as received in volume 45 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the conditions for effective scour in drain-pipes of circular section'.

Reference number
AP/66/9
Earliest possible date
1889
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript
Diagram

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Henry Hennessy

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Henry Hennessy, Unpublished paper, 'On the conditions for effective scour in drain pipes of circular section' by H [Henry] Hennessy, 1889, AP/66/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_66_9/unpublished-paper-on-the-conditions-for-effective-scour-in-drain-pipes-of-circular-section-by-h-henry-hennessy, accessed on 19 March 2025

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