Archived papers: volume 8, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1809-1816 and 1831
Reference number: AP/8
Description
Contains 24 letters and papers submitted to the Royal Society but not published at the time of receipt. The papers are arranged alphabetically by author and cover the period of 1809-1816 and 1831 [spine reads 1809-1816]. Includes an index at the beginning of the volume.
- Reference number
- AP/8
- Physical description
- Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on the spine
- Page extent
- One volume containing 20 papers, three letters, and one translation
- Format
- Manuscript
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Archived papers: volume 8, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1809-1816 and 1831, AP/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_8/archived-papers-volume-8-scientific-papers-submitted-the-royal-society-unpublished-or-abstracted-1809-1816-and-1831, accessed on 30 April 2025
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This volume contains 24 manuscripts:
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Unpublished copy of letter and drawings, 'Account of a volcanic eruption at sea, near St Michael's February 1st 1811' from Edwd [Edward] Allen to Mr Vaughan
12 March 1811 Reference number: AP/8/1 -
Unpublished copy of letter, regarding a volcanic eruption in the ocean from Wm [William] Ivens to W J Burnett
07 February 1811 Reference number: AP/8/1a -
Unpublished paper, 'On a new method of calculating the value of life-annuities' by Francis Baily
14 May 1812 Creator: Francis Baily Reference number: AP/8/3
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Archived Papers
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is comprised of original manuscript scientific papers and letters submitted to the Royal Society which remained unpublished or were abstracted in the journal 'Proceedings of the Royal Society' published from 1830 onwards.
Dates: 1768 - 1989
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