| RefNo | AP/9/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished translation of a letter, regarding electrical experiments from [André-Marie] Ampère to [William Hyde] Wollaston |
| Date | 11 October 1820 |
| Description | English translation of a letter from Ampère to Wollaston introducing a paper [not included] regarding electrical experiments on attraction between conducting wires within a voltaic pile.
An ink inscription top left reading 'Withdrawn' is underlined twice. Minor annotations appear in graphite.
Subject: Physics
Written by Ampère in Paris [France]. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5782 | Ampere; Andre-Marie (1775 - 1836) | 1775 - 1836 |
| NA8298 | Wollaston; William Hyde (1766 - 1828); chemist, physicist and physiologist | 1766 - 1828 |