| Reference number | PP/1/17 |
| Previous numbers | PP/33/19 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'On the constituent of the atmosphere which absorbs radiant heat' by S A Hill |
| Creator | Hill; S A (fl 1881-1882) |
| Date | 1881 |
| Description | Hill aims 'to determine, if possible, what constituent of the atmosphere has the greatest absorptive power, by means of the actinometric observations so carefully made at Mussooree [Mussoorie] and Dehra [Dehrandun, India] by Messrs J B N Hennessey, F R S, and W H Cole, M A, in conjunction with the records of meteorological observations made at the same or neighbouring places in the same months of the year.'
Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes one graph of barometric pressure at Simla, Mussooree and Roorkee.
Subject: Meteorology
Received 14 December 1881. 22 December 1881. Communicated by [Richard] Strachey.
A version of this paper was published in volume 33 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the constituent of the atmosphere which absorbs radiant heat'. |
| Extent | 17p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1881.0097 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PP/1/37 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6447 | Hennessey; John Baboneau Nickterlien (1829 - 1910) | 1829 - 1910 |
| NA3799 | Strachey; Sir; Richard (1817 - 1908) | 1817 - 1908 |