| RefNo | PP/18/20 |
| Previous numbers | PP/50/21 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'On a differential electrostatic method of measuring high electrical resistances' by [Philip] Cardew |
| Creator | Cardew; Philip (1851-1910); English army officer; electrical engineer |
| Date | [1891-1892] |
| Description | Cardew writes: 'The following method has been found useful for determining the relative value in insulating quality of small samples of materials, the insulation resistance of short pieces of cable, and other very high resistances.'
Annotations in pencil and ink.
Subject: Electricity
Received 6 January 1892. Read 21 January 1892. Communicated by the President [William Thomson].
A version of this paper was published in volume 50 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On a differential electrostatic method of measuring high electrical resistances'. |
| Extent | 9p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1891.0045 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1178 | Dixon; Alfred Cardew (1865 - 1936) | 1865 - 1936 |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist | 1824 - 1907 |