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Paper, 'Note on the absorption spectrum of iodine in a solution in carbon disulphide' by William De Wiveleslie Abney and Edward Robert Festing

Reference number: PP/2/45

Date: 1883

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Anbey and Festing write: 'In 1876, Sir John Conroy (“Proc. Roy. Soc.,” vol. 25, p. 46), described the absorption spectrum of a solution of iodine in carbon disulphide. He, however, solely regarded the visible spectrum from near B to above G, about wave-length 4,000.' The authors state that they have 'determined photographically the spectrum for different thicknesses and strengths of the solution'.

Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes a diagram of experimental results.

Subject: Chemistry

Received 18 January 1883. Read 25 January 1883.

A version of this paper was published in volume 34 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Note on the absorption spectrum of iodine in solution in carbon disulphide'.

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PP/2/45
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1883
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Ink and graphite pencil on paper
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4 pages
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William de Wiveleslie Abney

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Edward Robert Festing

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William de Wiveleslie Abney, Edward Robert Festing, Paper, 'Note on the absorption spectrum of iodine in a solution in carbon disulphide' by William De Wiveleslie Abney and Edward Robert Festing, 1883, PP/2/45, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_2_45/paper-note-on-the-absorption-spectrum-of-iodine-in-a-solution-in-carbon-disulphide-by-william-de-wiveleslie-abney-and-edward-robert-festing, accessed on 17 May 2025

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