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RefNoPP/16/1/1
Previous numbersPP/48/1
LevelItem
TitleManuscript, 'Magnetic properties of alloys of Nickel and iron' by John Hopkinson
Date1890
DescriptionHopkinson writes: 'Eight different alloys have been examined, distinguished here by the letters of the alphabet. All the samples were given to me by Mr Riley, of the Steel Company of Scotland, who also furnished me with the analysis given with the account of the experiments with each sample. The methods of experiment were the same as were detailed in my paper on "Magnetic and other Physical Properties of Iron at a High Temperature" [see Philosophical Transactions A, volume 180].'

Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes 16 pages of graphs of experimental results.

Subject: Magnetism / Metallurgy

Received 17 April 1890. Read 1 May 1890.

A version of this paper was published in volume 48 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Magnetic properties of alloys of Nickel and iron'.
Extent24p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rsta.1889.0014
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1890.0001
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8063Hopkinson; John (1849 - 1898)1849 - 1898
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