| Reference number | MC/6/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Elie Wartmann, Geneva, to General [Edward] Sabine, [Treasurer of the Royal Society] |
| Date | 3 January 1859 |
| Description | Describing some experiments he has conducted on the effect of pressure on electric conductibility in metallic wires. In his experiments, Wartmann refers to the methods established by [Samuel Hunter] Christie and [Charles] Wheatstone. The background is a proposed second cable for transatlantic telegraphy, announced in the press.
[The letter was printed in the 'Proceedings', see related material.] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1857.0120 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7559 | Wheatstone; Sir; Charles (1802 - 1875); physicist | 1802 - 1875 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |
| NA8168 | Christie; Samuel Hunter (1784 - 1865); mathematician | 1784 - 1865 |