| Reference number | PT/75/8/7 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Diagram, Mer de Glace movements by [John Tyndall?] |
| Date | [1858] |
| Description | Figures 1 showing a diagram of the Mer de Glace glacier [French Alps], inscribed with lines indicating its movements. Inscribed recto and verso with publication and plate details. A pencil inscription bottom right reads 'Fig 1 reduce 1/3rd'. Not signed. The manuscript for this paper is wanting.
Subject: Glaciology / Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'On the physical phenomena of glaciers.—Part I. Observations on the Mer de Glace' by John Tyndall.
Received and read by the Royal Society on 20 May 1858. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Diagram |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Dimensions | 310x208mm |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1859.0014 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1857.0133 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8293 | Tyndall; John (1820 - 1893); natural philosopher | 1820 - 1893 |