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Unpublished paper, 'On black soap-films' by A W [Arnold William] Reinold and A W [Arthur William] Rücker

Reference number: AP/80/5

Date: 1890

Description

The authors continue their research into soap films (see volume 26 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society, 'On the thickness of soap films'). They summarise their existing research and present further experimental observations.

Annotations in pencil and ink throughout.

Subject: Chemistry

Received 1 March 1890. Read 27 March 1890.

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AP/80/5
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1890
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
16 pages
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Manuscript

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Arthur William Rücker

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Arnold William Reinold

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Arthur William Rücker, Arnold William Reinold, Unpublished paper, 'On black soap-films' by A W [Arnold William] Reinold and A W [Arthur William] Rücker, 1890, AP/80/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_80_5/unpublished-paper-on-black-soap-films-by-a-w-arnold-william-reinold-and-a-w-arthur-william-rücker, accessed on 15 May 2026

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