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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1847

Reference number: PT/33

Date: 1841-1844

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The second of two volumes containing the manuscript versions of papers published by the Royal Society in volume 137 of Philosophical Transactions in 1847. This volume contains meteorological observations that accompany James Glaisher's paper titled 'On the amount of the radiation of heat, at night, from the earth, and from various bodies placed on or near the surface of the earth'.

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PT/33
Earliest possible date
1841-1844
Physical description
Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on spine
Page extent
One volume containing one set of observations
Format
Manuscript

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Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1847, 1841-1844, PT/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_33/manuscripts-of-papers-published-in-philosophical-transactions-1847, accessed on 07 February 2026

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    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.

    Dates: 1802 - 1865

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