Archived papers: volume 9, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1817-1821

Reference number: AP/9

Date: 1815-1821

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Contains 29 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 1815-1821 [spine reads 1817-1821]. Includes an index at the beginning of the volume.

Reference number: AP/9
Earliest possible date: 1815-1821
Physical description: Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on the spine
Page extent: One volume containing 23 papers and six letters
Format: Manuscript

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Archived papers: volume 9, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1817-1821, 1815-1821, AP/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_9/archived-papers-volume-9-scientific-papers-submitted-the-royal-society-unpublished-or-abstracted-1817-1821, accessed on 16 April 2026

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This volume contains 29 manuscripts:

Unpublished paper, 'Experimental enquiries upon gas light on the continent with some observations upon the present state of the illumination of London' by [Giovanni] Aldini
c. 1817-1821 Reference number: AP/9/1
Unpublished translation of a letter, regarding electrical experiments from [André-Marie] Ampère to [William Hyde] Wollaston
11 October 1820 Creator: Andre-Marie Ampere Reference number: AP/9/2
Unpublished paper, 'On the solution of some problems relating to games of chance' by Charles Babbage
25 September 1818 Creator: Charles Babbage Reference number: AP/9/3
Unpublished paper, 'On the pressures which sustain a heavy body in equilibrium when the points of support are more than three' by Charles Bonnycastle
26 October 1818 Reference number: AP/9/4

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Archived Papers
1768-1989 Reference number: AP

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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is comprised of original manuscript scientific papers and letters submitted to the Royal Society which remained unpublished or were abstracted in the journal 'Proceedings of the Royal Society' published from 1830 onwards.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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