| Reference number | AP/77/4 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'Constants of explosion of cordite and of modified cordite' by Robert Robertson |
| Creator | Robertson; Robert (1886-1975); British organic chemist |
| Date | 21 March 1905 |
| Description | Robertson aims to determine, under the conditions of pressure obtaining in a gun, the constants of explosion of cordite and of modified cordite, with special reference to the effects produced by the nonexplosive ingredients, mineral jelly and acetone.
Includes five diagrams and two photographs of experimental apparatus.
Subject: Chemistry
Received 10 January 1906. Read 8 February 1906. Communicated by [Henry Capel Lofft] Holden.
Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 79 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society A as 'Constants of explosion of cordite and of modified cordite'. |
| Extent | 33p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Diagram |
| Photograph |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1907.0044 |
| Related records in the catalogue | NLB/38/588 |
| NLB/38/589 |
| RR/17/83 |
| RR/17/84 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7006 | Holden; Sir; Henry Capel Lofft (1856 - 1937) | 1856 - 1937 |