Unpublished paper, 'On the determination of freezing-points' by J A [John Allen] Harker

Description

Harker explains that the paper is concerned with 'a description of the methods in use for the determination of the freezing points of accurate thermometers, and the degree of precision it is possible to attain.' He describes his methods and apparatus and shares experimental results and observations.

Annotations in pencil and ink throughout. Includes 11 diagrams of experimental apparatus.

Subject: Physics / Chemistry / Thermodynamics

Received 15 June 1896. Read 18 June 1896. Communicated by [Arthur] Schuster.

Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 60 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the determination of freezing points'.

Reference number

AP/72/6

Earliest possible date

1895

Physical description

Ink and graphite pencil on paper

Page extent

117 pages

Format

Manuscript
Diagram