Reference number | AP/12/19 |
Level | Item |
Title | Unpublished paper, 'An account of some prismatic experiments' by B [Baden] Powell |
Date | 17 November 1825 |
Description | Powell reports on experiments inspired by the work of Dr [William Hyde] Wollaston. Powell observed sunlight on a cloudy day as well as a flame through a prism of flint glass, finding more lines than those reported by Wollaston.
An ink inscription at top of first page reads 'To be returned to the author if required'.
Subject: Physics |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA5476 | Powell; Baden (1796 - 1860) | 1796 - 1860 |
NA8298 | Wollaston; William Hyde (1766 - 1828); chemist, physicist and physiologist | 1766 - 1828 |