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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1808

Reference number: PT/2

Date: April 1807 - December 1808

Description

Volume of the manuscript versions of papers published by the Royal Society in volume 98 of 'Philosophical Transactions' in 1808, and part of a paper by Humphry Davy published in 1809. An insert in the front of the volume states 'missing XIII'. A paper by Nevil Maskelyne titled 'On a new property of the tangents of three arches trisecting the circumference of a circle' is missing from this set of manuscripts.

The volume includes some original illustrations and figures in various media (drawings, watercolours) in support of the papers.

Reference number
PT/2
Earliest possible date
April 1807 - December 1808
Physical description
Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on spine
Page extent
One volume containing 23 papers and one partial paper
Format
Manuscript

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Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1808, April 1807 - December 1808, PT/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_2/manuscripts-of-papers-published-in-philosophical-transactions-1808, accessed on 14 December 2024

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  • Philosophical Transactions

    Dates: 1802-1865

    The 'Philosophical Transactions' collection comprises manuscript versions of papers published in The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, the world’s first and longest continuously running journal dedicated to science.

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