| RefNo | PT/73/11/22 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Diagrams, position of rotating iron and needle by S H [Samuel Hunter] Christie |
| Date | [1825] |
| Description | Plate 26, figures 2-6 showing the position of a rotating iron plate in relation to a magnetic needle, used in Christie's apparatus for examining the temporary magnetism of rotating iron. Inscribed with publication and plate details. Signed in ink in bottom left, 'S. H. Christie. del.' The bottom right bears an ink inscription: 'Belongs to Mr Christie's paper no XVI'. Royal Society stamp verso.
Subject: Physics
Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'On the magnetism of iron arising from its rotation' by Samuel Hunter Christie.
Read to the Royal Society on 12 May 1825. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Diagram |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and ink wash on paper |
| Dimensions | 290x205mm |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1825.0018 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1815.0263 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8168 | Christie; Samuel Hunter (1784 - 1865); mathematician | 1784 - 1865 |