Paper, 'On the densities of the principal gases' by Lord Rayleigh [John William Strutt]

Description

Strutt writes: 'In former communications I have described the arrangements by which I determined the ratio of densities of oxygen and hydrogen (15.882). For the purpose of that work it was not necessary to know with precision the actual volume of gas weighed, nor even the pressure at which the containing vessel was filled. But I was desirous before leaving the subject of ascertaining not merely the relative, but also the absolute, densities of the more important gases, that is, of comparing their weights with that of an equal volume of water.'

Annotations in pencil and ink.

Subject: Chemistry / Physics

Received 4 March 1893. Read 23 March 1893.

A version of this paper was published in volume 53 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the densities of the principal gases'.

Reference number

PP/21/6

Earliest possible date

1893

Physical description

Ink and graphite pencil on paper

Page extent

48 pages

Format

Manuscript