Record

RefNoMS/625/1
LevelItem
TitleManuscript paper 'On Colour Blindness' prepared by Sir William Pole
CreatorPole; William (1814-1900); engineer and musician
Date1856
DescriptionOriginal handwritten manuscript by Pole of his paper, communicated to the Royal Society by Charles Manby and read in abstract at a meeting on 19 June 1856, abstracted in 'Proceedings of the Royal Society', vol 8, 1857. Annotation on the cover sheet dates the manuscript to May 1856.
Manuscript Includes:
An Appendix 'containing particulars of of published cases of colour blindness'
One diagram
Extent118p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionBlue volume quarter-bound with black leather, gold embossed title and date on spine. Volume includes MS/652/1 and MS/652/2.
Dimensions353 x 228mm (binding)
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1856.0046
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8271Pole; William (1814 - 1900)1814 - 1900
NA3810Manby; Charles (1804 - 1884)1804 - 1884
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