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Description

The first of four volumes containing the manuscript versions of papers published by the Royal Society in volume 152 of Philosophical Transactions in 1862. This volume comprises papers I-XVII.

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

Missing from this volume is the manuscript for the following paper:
'On the absorption and radiation of heat by gaseous matter.—Second memoir' by John Tyndall.

Reference number
PT/64
Earliest possible date
February 1861 - June 1862
Physical description
Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on spine
Page extent
One volume containing 16 papers and one separated plate
Format
Manuscript

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Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1862, February 1861 - June 1862, PT/64, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_64/manuscripts-of-papers-published-in-philosophical-transactions-1862, accessed on 03 November 2024

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