Paper, 'Account of the measure of the thickness of gold upon gilt wire' by Edmond Halley
Reference number: CLP/21/25
Date: 1689
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Also demonstration of the minuteness of the atoms or constituent particles of gold. Read to the Royal Society on 16 October 1689.
Subject: Metallurgy
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- CLP/21/25
- Earliest possible date
- 1689
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Edmond Halley, Paper, 'Account of the measure of the thickness of gold upon gilt wire' by Edmond Halley, 1689, CLP/21/25, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_21_25/paper-account-of-the-measure-of-the-thickness-of-gold-upon-gilt-wire-by-edmond-halley, accessed on 16 June 2025
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An account of the measure of the thickness of gold upon gilt-wire, together with a demonstration of the exceeding minuteness of the atoms or constituent particles of gold; as it was read before the R. Society, by E. Halley External link, opens in new tab.
Author: Edmond Halley
Date: 1st September 1691
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1686.0102
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Classified papers: volume 21, Edmond Halley's papers
1666-1720 Creator: Edmond Halley Reference number: CLP/21
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The 'Classified Papers' of the Royal Society are papers from British and international natural philosophers and scholars categorised according to subject areas.
Dates: 1592 - 1741
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