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Paper, 'On a differential electrostatic method of measuring high electrical resistances' by [Philip] Cardew

Reference number: PP/18/20

Date: 1891-1892

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Cardew writes: 'The following method has been found useful for determining the relative value in insulating quality of small samples of materials, the insulation resistance of short pieces of cable, and other very high resistances.'

Annotations in pencil and ink.

Subject: Electricity

Received 6 January 1892. Read 21 January 1892. Communicated by the President [William Thomson].

A version of this paper was published in volume 50 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On a differential electrostatic method of measuring high electrical resistances'.

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PP/18/20
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1891-1892
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Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
9 pages
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Manuscript

Creator name

Alfred Cardew Dixon

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Alfred Cardew Dixon, Paper, 'On a differential electrostatic method of measuring high electrical resistances' by [Philip] Cardew, 1891-1892, PP/18/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_18_20/paper-on-a-differential-electrostatic-method-of-measuring-high-electrical-resistances-by-philip-cardew, accessed on 03 December 2024

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