Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Paper, 'Experiments on factitious air, part III' by Henry Cavendish

Reference number: L&P/4/343

Date: 1766

Description

Subject: Chemistry

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Three papers, containing experiments on factitious air'

Read 13 November 1766

Reference number
L&P/4/343
Earliest possible date
1766
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
14 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Henry Cavendish

View page for Henry Cavendish

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

Henry Cavendish, Paper, 'Experiments on factitious air, part III' by Henry Cavendish, 1766, L&P/4/343, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_343/paper-experiments-on-factitious-air-part-iii-by-henry-cavendish, accessed on 13 October 2024

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_4_343/paper-experiments-on-factitious-air-part-iii-by-henry-cavendish

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/l-and-p_4_343/paper-experiments-on-factitious-air-part-iii-by-henry-cavendish" title="Paper, 'Experiments on factitious air, part III' by Henry Cavendish" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Publications

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Letters and Papers

    Dates: 1741-1806

    'Letters and Papers' contains the scientific correspondence sent to the Royal Society through the 18th century, many of which were published in its journal.

    View collection