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Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1842

Reference number: PT/26

Date: June 1841 - August 1842

Description

Volume of the manuscript versions of papers published by the Royal Society in volume 132 of 'Philosophical Transactions'. A note at the beginning of the volume indicates that papers by Sabine, Rees, and Forbes are missing.

The volume includes some original illustrations and figures drawn in ink in support of the papers.

Missing from this volume are manuscripts for the following papers:
'Contributions to terrestrial magnetism. — No. III' by Edward Sabine;
'On the chemical analysis of the contents of the thoracic duct in the human subject' by George Owen Rees; and
'The Bakerian Lecture.— On the transparency of the atmosphere and the law of extinction of the solar rays in passing through it' by James David Forbes.

Reference number
PT/26
Earliest possible date
June 1841 - August 1842
Physical description
Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on spine
Page extent
One volume containing 13 papers and two letters
Format
Manuscript

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Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1842, June 1841 - August 1842, PT/26, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_26/manuscripts-of-papers-published-in-philosophical-transactions-1842, accessed on 09 October 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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