| RefNo | PP/21/5/1 |
| Previous numbers | PP/51-53/6 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Manuscript, 'The electrolysis of steam' by Joseph John Thomson |
| Date | 1893 |
| Description | Thomson writes: 'It is well known that steam is split up into hydrogen and oxygen when an electric discharge passes through it. A very careful examination of the laws of this phenomenon was made more than thirty years ago by Perrot; as his results are very remarkable, and seem to be not at all well known, I will describe, as briefly as possible, his apparatus, and the results he obtained with it.'
Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes four pages of diagrams of experimental apparatus.
Subject: Physics / Electricity
Received 18 February 1893. Read 9 March 1893.
A version of this paper was published in volume 53 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The electrolysis of steam'. |
| Extent | 21p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Printed |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1893.0013 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8288 | Thomson; Sir; Joseph John (1856 - 1940); physicist | 1856 - 1940 |