| RefNo | PP/6/33/1 |
| Previous numbers | PP/38/33 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Manuscript, 'On charging secondary batteries' by W H [William Henry] Preece |
| Date | 1885 |
| Description | Preece writes: 'I have for some months past been experimenting with secondary batteries with a view of getting an efficient, uniform, and constant source of currents for electric lighting my house, and I have succeeded beyond my expectations. Some new facts have developed themselves during my experience, which I have thought of sufficient importance to bring before the Society [...] The cells are of the Planté type, manufactured by the Elwell Parker Company of Wolverhampton [England].'
Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes five diagrams of experimental apparatus and results and five prints of the same.
Subject: Electricity
Received 6 May 1885. Read 21 May 1885.
A version of this paper was published in volume 38 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On charging secondary batteries'. |
| Extent | 13p |
| 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.1884.0111 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8011 | Preece; Sir; William Henry (1834 - 1913) | 1834 - 1913 |