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RefNoPT/35/4
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'On the spontaneous electrical currents observed in the wires of the electric telegraph' by W H [William Henry] Barlow
Date[1848]
DescriptionIncludes postscript, consisting of a letter from R S [Richard Spelman] Culley to Barlow, written in Derby on 8 May 1848.

Subject: Physics

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'On the spontaneous electrical currents observed in the wires of the electric telegraph'.

Communicated by Peter Barlow. Received by the Royal Society on 15 May 1848. Read 25 May 1848.
Extent21p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1849.0006
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7672Barlow; William Henry (1812 - 1902)1812 - 1902
NA5788Barlow; Peter (1776 - 1862); mathematician1776 - 1862
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