| Reference number | AP/39/26 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'On the plasticity of ice, as manifested in glaciers' by James Thomson |
| Date | 30 March 1857 |
| Description | Thomson briefly presents his theory regarding the plasticity of ice at the freezing point.
Annotations in pencil.
Subject: Physics
Received 1 April 1857. Communicated by William Thomson.
Written by Thomson in Belfast.
A version of this paper was published in volume 8 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the plasticity of ice, as manifested in glaciers'. |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1856.0120 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist | 1824 - 1907 |
| NA6472 | Thomson; James (1822 - 1892) | 1822 - 1892 |