| RefNo | PP/15/33/1 |
| Previous numbers | PP/47/34 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Manuscript, 'On the heat of the Moon and stars' by Charles Vernon Boys |
| Date | 1890 |
| Description | Boys writes: 'Soon after I had completed the radio-micrometer and shown its great superiority over any form of thermopile and galvanometer, I was naturally anxious to carry out some research which would clearly demonstrate the capabilities of the instrument.'
Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes a photograph and diagram of apparatus and two pages of diagrams of observations.
Subject: Scientific apparatus and instruments / Astronomy
Received 14 April 1890. Read 24 April 1890.
A version of this paper was published in volume 47 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the heat of the Moon and stars'. |
| Extent | 30p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1889.0109 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8138 | Boys; Sir; Charles Vernon (1855 - 1944) | 1855 - 1944 |