| Reference number | PP/5/17/2 |
| Previous numbers | PP/37/20 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Diagrams, experimental equipment and results by [William De Wiveleslie] Abney and [Edward Robert] Festing |
| Date | 1884 |
| Description | Four diagrams, labelled figures I-IV, showing Abney and Festing's experimental setup with prisms and graphs of the results of their investigations into the relation between electric energy and radiation in the spectrum of incandescence lamps.
Subject: Physics / Scientific apparatus and equipment
Prints of these diagrams were published in volume 37 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'The relation between electric energy and radiation in the spectrum of incandescence lamps'. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Diagram |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1884.0030 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6775 | Festing; Edward Robert (1839 - 1912) | 1839 - 1912 |
| NA6454 | Abney; Sir; William de Wiveleslie (1843 - 1920) | 1843 - 1920 |