Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter from William Augustus Tilden, on a paper 'On the metallurgy of lead' by J H Hannay to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/11/275

Date: 15 July 1893

Description

He has not read the original paper, only the author's letter (RR/11/274) but if he describes the experiments as he did in the letter, he has not successfully established his point.

Subject: Physics

[Not published].

Reference number
RR/11/275
Earliest possible date
15 July 1893
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Augustus Tilden

View page for William Augustus Tilden

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

William Augustus Tilden, Letter from William Augustus Tilden, on a paper 'On the metallurgy of lead' by J H Hannay to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 15 July 1893, RR/11/275, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_275/letter-from-william-augustus-tilden-on-a-paper-on-the-metallurgy-of-lead-by-j-h-hannay-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 11 September 2024

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_275/letter-from-william-augustus-tilden-on-a-paper-on-the-metallurgy-of-lead-by-j-h-hannay-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/rr_11_275/letter-from-william-augustus-tilden-on-a-paper-on-the-metallurgy-of-lead-by-j-h-hannay-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society" title="Letter from William Augustus Tilden, on a paper 'On the metallurgy of lead' by J H Hannay to the Secretary of the Royal Society" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Records

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Referee Reports

    Date: 1832-1949

    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    View collection