Paper, 'Observations on pure ice.—Part II' by Thomas Andrews

Description

Andrews writes: 'In a paper, ‘Roy. Soc. Proc.,’ vol. 40, 1886, p. 544 [see PP/8/35], I recorded the result of “Observations on Pure Ice and Snow”, and having subsequently had occasion to use large quantities of low temperature freezing mixtures in the prosecution of other investigations, it seemed desirable to take advantage of the opportunity, and to further utilise the freezing mixtures in making collaterally the following additional experiments bearing on some of the plastic or viscous properties of ice at various temperatures. Messrs. J C McConnel and D A Kidd, in their valuable and interesting paper on “The Plasticity of Glacier and other Ice (‘Roy. Soc. Proc.,’ vol. 44, 1888, p. 331) [see PP/12/26], remark that “the variation of the plasticity of ice with the temperature is of great interest both for the theory of glaciers and for the explanation of the plasticity itself.” I hope, therefore, that the experiments now recorded may assist in affording some information in connexion with this subject.'

Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes three diagrams of experimental apparatus and results.

Subject: Physics / Chemistry

Received 1 May 1890. Read 5 June 1890.

A version of this paper was published in volume 48 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Observations on pure ice.—Part II'.

Reference number

PP/16/10

Earliest possible date

1890

Physical description

Ink and graphite pencil on paper

Page extent

11 pages

Format

Manuscript
Diagram