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Reference numberPP/18/20
Previous numbersPP/50/21
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'On a differential electrostatic method of measuring high electrical resistances' by [Philip] Cardew
CreatorCardew; Philip (1851-1910); English army officer; electrical engineer
Date[1891-1892]
DescriptionCardew writes: 'The following method has been found useful for determining the relative value in insulating quality of small samples of materials, the insulation resistance of short pieces of cable, and other very high resistances.'

Annotations in pencil and ink.

Subject: Electricity

Received 6 January 1892. Read 21 January 1892. Communicated by the President [William Thomson].

A version of this paper was published in volume 50 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On a differential electrostatic method of measuring high electrical resistances'.
Extent9p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1891.0045
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1178Dixon; Alfred Cardew (1865 - 1936)1865 - 1936
NA8289Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist1824 - 1907
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