| RefNo | PP/16/12 |
| Previous numbers | PP/48/12 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'On the superficial viscosity of water' by Lord Rayleigh [John William Strutt] |
| Date | 1890 |
| Description | Strutt writes: 'The idea that liquids are endowed with a viscosity peculiar to the surface is to be found in the writings of Descartes and Rumford; but it is to Plateau that its general acceptance is due. His observations related to the behaviour of a compass needle, turning freely upon a point, and mounted in the centre of a cylindrical glass vessel of diameter not much more than sufficient to allow freedom of movement. By means of an external magnet the needle was deflected 90° from the magnetic meridian.'
Annotations in pencil and ink.
Subject: Physics
Received 15 May 1890. Read 5 June 1890.
A version of this paper was published in volume 48 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the superficial viscosity of water'. |
| Extent | 45p |
| 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.1890.0018 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6090 | Strutt; John William (1842 - 1919); 3rd Baron Rayleigh | 1842 - 1919 |