| Reference number | AP/9/11 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'Some experiments on temperature, with a view to determine the ratio of temperatures and the point of absolute cold' by John Herapath |
| Date | 15 May 1821 |
| Description | Herapath recounts experiments undertaken to determine the point of absolute cold [absolute zero] using temperatures of gases in various experimental settings. Includes two separate pages of figures and two other figures within the text.
Subject: Physics
Written by Herapath in Cranford near London. Communicated by Davies Gilbert. Read to the Royal Society on 31 May 1821. |
| Extent | 23p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | AP/9/11/1 |
| AP/9/11/2 |
| AP/9/11/3 |
| AP/9/11/4 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8707 | Gilbert; Davies (1767-1839) | 1767-1839 |