| Reference number | MC/1/47 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Placidus Heinrich, professor in experimental physics, Regensburg, to Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society |
| Date | 4 March 1816 |
| Description | Regarding Count Rumford's testamentary wish to fund with his estate a biennial prize for the best work on light and heat. Heinrich's submitted dissertation is titled 'de Natura et Proprietatibus luminis, Petropoli corporum [On the Nature and Qualities of Light]'. A note references the editor of 'Journal de Chimie et de Physique', Professor Schweigger, who is presenting an extract of Heinrich's work 'Sur la phosphorescence des corps' [On the phosphoresence of the body].
Heinrich makes additional reference to Austrian ambassador Prince Esterházy's support for his correspondence with the Society. |
| Language | Latin |
| French |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8287 | Thompson; Benjamin (1753 - 1814); Count Rumford; physicist | 1753 - 1814 |