| Reference number | PP/13/24 |
| Previous numbers | PP/45/27 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'On the composition of water' by Lord Rayleigh [John William Strutt] |
| Date | 1889 |
| Description | Strutt writes: 'During the past year I have continued the work described in a former communication on the relative densities of hydrogen and oxygen,* in the hope of being able to prepare lighter hydrogen than was then found possible. To this end various modifications have been made in the generating apparatus.'
Annotations in pencil and ink.
Subject: Chemistry
Received 26 February 1889. Read 7 March 1889.
A version of this paper was published in volume 45 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the composition of water'. |
| Extent | 69p |
| 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.1888.0106 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6090 | Strutt; John William (1842 - 1919); 3rd Baron Rayleigh; experimental and mathematical physicist | 1842 - 1919 |