| RefNo | AP/11/3/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished manuscript, 'On the mathematical laws of electro magnetism' by Peter Barlow |
| Date | [1822] |
| Description | Barlow recounts his electromagnetic experiments using magnets and wires, and attempts to define laws based in mathematics to explain the effect of a galvanic wire on the compass.
Final page verso is marked '(Withdrawn)'. Minor corrections appear throughout in ink.
Subject: Physics
Communicated by Major [Thomas Frederick] Colby. Read to the Royal Society on 23 May 1822. |
| Extent | 21p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/11/3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3821 | Colby; Thomas Frederick (1784 - 1852) | 1784 - 1852 |
| NA5788 | Barlow; Peter (1776 - 1862); mathematician | 1776 - 1862 |