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RefNoPP/6/45/2
Previous numbersPP/38/45
LevelItem
TitleFigures, experimental equipment by Herbert Tomlinson
Date1884
DescriptionTwo figures, the first showing an air chamber into which the metal coils were inserted in Tomlinson's investigations, and the second showing the wider experimental setup including a cork in one end of the air chamber, a calorimeter and a double screen.

Subject: Physics / Scientific apparatus and equipment

Prints of these figures were published in volume 38 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'The influence of stress and strain on the physical properties of matter. Part I. Moduli of elasticity— continued. Relations between moduli of elasticity, thermal capacity, and other physical constants'.
Extent2p
FormatDrawing
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1884.0060
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1884.0129
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8034Adams; William Grylls (1836 - 1915)1836 - 1915
NA6980Tomlinson; Herbert (1846 - 1931)1846 - 1931
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