RefNo | AP/5/20 |
Level | File |
Title | Unpublished letter and paper, 'An essay on the cause of the phenomena offered by a soap-water bubble' by Thomas Lee |
Creator | Lee; Thomas (fl 1786) |
Date | 30 August 1786 |
Description | Lee's paper discusses the colours that appear in a bubble of soap water, which he believes differ from those viewed through object glasses as in Newton's experiments on the subject. It is preceded by a covering letter from Lee to the Royal Society.
Subject: Physics
Written by Lee in Paris [France]. |
Extent | 12p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedRecord | AP/5/20/1 |
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |