| RefNo | AP/7/3 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished letter and paper, 'Observations on the progress of bodies floating in a stream: with an account of some experiments made in the River Thames, with a view to discover a method for ascertaining the direction of currents' by James Burney |
| Date | August 1808 - May 1809 |
| Description | Burney writes on observations and experiments relating to the progress and acceleration of bodies that float in a stream, and which often descend faster than the stream itself, a phenomenon that Burney posits is due to perpendicular pressure. Preceded by a follow-up letter providing further clarifications on the paper.
Subject: Physics
Read to the Royal Society on 16 February and 18 May 1809. |
| Extent | 14p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/7/3/1 |
| AP/7/3/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3739 | Burney; James (1750 - 1821) | 1750 - 1821 |