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RefNoPP/14/13/1
Previous numbersPP/46/13
LevelItem
TitleManuscript, 'The specific resistance of sulphur and other properties' by James Monckman
CreatorMonckman; James (1842-1905); British scientist; teacher
Date1888
DescriptionMonckman writes: 'It is well known that sulphur in a solid state insulates electricity of very high potential, and conducts heat badly; also that it undergoes a curious series of changes when heated—melting at about 120° C., becoming thicker at 200° to 250°, more liquid at 250° to 300°, and boiling under atmospheric pressure at 440°.'

Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes eight pages of diagrams of experimental apparatus and results.

Subject: Physics

Received 10 November 1888 / 16 November 1888. Read 6 December 1888. Communicated by Joseph John Thomson.

A version of this paper was published in volume 46 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The specific resistance and other properties of sulphur'.
Extent27p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1889.0021
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8288Thomson; Sir; Joseph John (1856 - 1940); physicist1856 - 1940
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