| Reference number | PT/46 |
| Level | SubSeries |
| Title | Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1853 |
| Date | November 1851 - February 1853 |
| Description | The first of two volumes containing the manuscript versions of papers published by the Royal Society in volume 143 of Philosophical Transactions in 1853. A note at the beginning of the volume indicates that papers II, V, and VI are missing. This volume comprises papers I-X.
Also includes some original illustrations and figures in drawn in ink in support of the papers.
Missing from this volume are manuscripts for the following papers:
'On the morphology of the cephalous mollusca, as illustrated by the anatomy of certain heteropoda and pteropoda collected during the voyage of H. M. S. "Rattlesnake" in 1846-50' by Thomas Henry Huxley;
'On the periodic and non-periodic variations of the temperature at Toronto in Canada, from 1841 to 1852 inclusive' by Joseph Sabine; and
'On periodical laws in the larger magnetic disturbances' by Charles Wright Younghusband. |
| Extent | One volume containing seven papers |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on spine |
| Dimensions | 39cm x 28cm |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |