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RefNoAP/9/11
LevelFile
TitleUnpublished paper, 'Some experiments on temperature, with a view to determine the ratio of temperatures and the point of absolute cold' by John Herapath
Date15 May 1821
DescriptionHerapath 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.
Extent23p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8707Gilbert; Davies (1767-1839)1767-1839
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