| Reference number | MM/14/7 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Eight bills and receipts relating to the work of Optical Glass Committee |
| Date | 1828-1829 |
| Description | Most of the bills addressed to Michael Faraday.
"Of the active Committee of Michael Faraday, George Dollond and Herschel, Faraday was to analyse chemically the glass in use and to devise experimentally a better glass, Dollond was to act as a practical optician and Herschel was to test its optical properties". M Boas-Hall, 'All Scientists Now: The Royal Society in the Nineteenth Century', Cambridge: CUP, 1984, p32 |
| Extent | 8 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | See CMB/69-71 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8218 | Faraday; Michael (1791 - 1867); natural philosopher | 1791 - 1867 |