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RefNoAP/16/22
Previous numbersAP.16.22
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished letter, regarding a plan for the construction of a new measurer of light from David Livesay to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Date28 September 1832
DescriptionLivesay presents a brief outline of his plans for a photometer which measures white light by passing it through the angular aperture of a wheel.

Subject: Scientific apparatus and instruments

Written by Livesay at 10 Clarence Place, York Road, Lambeth [London].
Extent6p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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