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RefNoAP/80/6
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished paper, 'On the causes of the phenomena of terrestrial magnetism, and on some electro-mechanism for exhibiting the secular changes in its horizontal and vertical components' by Henry Wilde
Date1890
DescriptionWilde writes on the 'nebular hypothesis of the evolution of planetary systems from a gaseous substance'. He states: 'I was led to inquire how far the nebular hypothesis, in conjunction with the knowledge of electricity and magnetism accumulated during the last 300 years, would contribute to the explication of the phenomena of terrestrial magnetism.' He presents his observations on the subject.

Subject: Magnetism

Received 22 April 1890. Read 19 June 1890. Revised 31 July 1894.
Extent47p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordPP/23/12
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CodePersonNameDates
NA1751Wilde; Henry (1833 - 1919)1833 - 1919
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