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RefNoPP/13/30
Previous numbersPP/45/33
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'On certain ternary alloys. I. Alloys of lead, tin, and zinc' by C R [Charles Romley] Alder Wright and C Thompson
CreatorThompson; C (fl 1887-1891); British chemist
Date1889
DescriptionThe authors write: 'It is well known, that quite apart from a tendency to separate more or less completely into different mixtures during solidification, certain mixtures of molten metals show a tendency to separate into two alloys of different densities on standing fused for some time.'

Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes five graphs of experimental results.

Subject: Metallurgy

Received 5 March 1889. Read 28 March 1889.

A version of this paper was published in volume 45 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On certain ternary alloys. I. Alloys of lead, tin, and zinc'.
Extent27p
FormatManuscript
Diagram
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1888.0118
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1457Wright; Charles Romley Alder (1844 - 1894)1844 - 1894
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