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RefNoAP/36/20
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'On the existence of a magnetic medium' by T A [Thomas Archer] Hirst
Date10 April 1855
DescriptionHirst shares his thoughts on a theory of the existence of a magnetic medium expressed by [John] Tyndall in Philosophical Transactions (see PT/50/1).

Subject: Magnetism

Received 14 April 1855.

Written by Hirst at Queenwood College, Hampshire [England].

This paper was published in full in volume 7 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the existence of a magnetic medium'.
Extent11p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1854.0105
RelatedRecordPT/50/1
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8240Hirst; Thomas Archer (1830 - 1892); mathematician1830 - 1892
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