| RefNo | PP/6/17 |
| Previous numbers | PP/38/17 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Note on the condensation of gases at the surface of glass. (Preliminary)' by J T [James Thomson] Bottomley |
| Date | 1885 |
| Description | Bottomley writes: 'It is well known to those who have endeavoured to obtain, in glass vessels, the very perfect vacuums first sought after and obtained by Crookes, and producible by the mercurial pumps, that the operation is much assisted by heating the glass vessels to be exhausted, and even the tubes of the pump, to a high temperature. The difficulty of removing the film of air and moisture adhering to glass tubes is also well known to makers of barometers and thermometers.'
Annotations in pencil and ink throughout.
Subject: Chemistry
Received 27 January 1885. Read 12 February 1885. Communicated by William Thomson.
A version of this paper was published in volume 38 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Note on the condensation of gases at the surface of glass. (Preliminary.)'. |
| Extent | 14p |
| 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.1884.0078 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8724 | Bottomley; James Thomson (1845 - 1926) | 1845 - 1926 |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist | 1824 - 1907 |