| Reference number | PP/13/2 |
| Previous numbers | PP/45/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'On the specific heats of gases at constant volume. (Preliminary note)' by John Joly |
| Date | 1888 |
| Description | Joly writes: 'I have found it possible to obtain the specific heat of a gas at constant volume by means of the steam calorimeter, the values obtained being, I believe, reliable as close approximations to the true values. The first method of procedure adopted was to compress by means of a pump a certain quantity of dry air into a thin copper sphere, the sphere being then closed by a screw valve. The quantity of gas in the sphere is ascertained by weighing.'
Annotations in pencil and ink.
Subject: Physics
Received 21 July 1888. Read 22 November 1888.
A version of this paper was published in volume 45 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the specific heats of gases at constant volume. (Preliminary note.)'. |
| Extent | 8p |
| 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.1888.0070 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA824 | Joly; John (1857 - 1933); geologist and physicist | 1857 - 1933 |