| Reference number | PP/5/17/3 |
| Previous numbers | PP/37/20 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Photograph, thermopile by unknown artist |
| Date | 1884 |
| Description | A photograph, labelled figure 3, showing the thermopile used by William De Wiveleslie Abney and Edward Robert Festing in their investigations into the relation between electric energy and radiation in the spectrum of incandescence lamps. Parts of the instrument are labelled A-T.
Subject: Physics / Scientific apparatus and equipment
A print of this photograph was 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 | 1p |
| Format | Photograph |
| 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 |