| RefNo | PP/8/24 |
| Previous numbers | PP/40/29 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'On a new means of converting heat energy into electrical energy' by Williard E [Erastus] Case |
| Creator | Case; Willard Erastus (1857-1918); American chemist |
| Date | 1886 |
| Description | Case writes: 'It was shown by M. Henri Loewel (see “The Chemist,” Part VIII, p. 476) that the addition of a solution of chromous chloride to stannous chloride caused a precipitate of metallic tin, the reaction forming chromic chloride. On heating the solution to the boiling point, 212° F., it was found the precipitated metal was in a great measure redissolved, forming the original solution, chromous chloride and stannous chloride, without the liberation of hydrogen. On cooling this solution the tin was again precipitated, the action continuing as often as the solution was heated and cooled.' Includes one graph of precipitation.
Annotations in pencil and ink.
Subject: Physics / Chemistry
Received 14 April 1886. Read 6 May 1886. Communicated by William Henry Preece.
A version of this paper was published in volume 40 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On a new means of converting heat energy into electrical energy'. |
| Extent | 4p |
| 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.1886.0049 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8011 | Preece; Sir; William Henry (1834 - 1913) | 1834 - 1913 |