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1 - Manuscript, 'On the electrodynamic qualities of metals' by Prof W [William] Thomson
2 - Plate, figure 28 showing iron bars and pipes connected to cold water and steam supplies by [William Thomson]
3 - Plate, figure 56 showing electrodes attached to copper, iron, and lead soldered together by [William Thomson]
4 - Plate, figure 41 showing arrangement for experiment to test longitudinal conductivity of magnetised iron wire by [William Thomson]
5 - Plate, figures 43 and 47 showing a square of iron, copper wire, and electrodes and a diagram of equipotential shift by [William Thomson]
6 - Plate, figures 48-52 and 55 showing a square of thin sheet iron and electrodes attached to a series of iron squares by [William Thomson]
7 - Plate, figure 42 showing brass cores attached to copper arc, electrodes, and Daniell's cell by [William Thomson]
8 - Plate, figure 53 showing method of preparing iron squares for use with compound conductor by [William Thomson]
9 - Plate, figure 54 showing position of compound conductor by [William Thomson]
10 - Plate, figures 44 and 57 showing bent sheet copper and a disc of sheet iron, copper electrodes, copper wire, and Ruhmkorff electromagnet by [William Thomson]
11 - Plate, figure 58 showing iron disc in electromagnet by [William Thomson]
12 - Plate, figures 2-3 showing sheet metal conductor over heater and coolers and space for thermometer by [William Thomson]
13 - Plate, figure 1 showing mahogany, copper, and lead commutator by [William Thomson]
14 - Plate, figure 5 showing conductor made with sheet iron, thermometer bulbs, gutta-percha pipes, and wool by [William Thomson]
15 - Plate, figures 6-7 showing iron conductor used in electrical convection experiments and a battery with connexions by [William Thomson]
16 - Plate, figures 8-9 showing a tubular conductor made of platinum, copper, wooden troughs, and coolers by [William Thomson]
17 - Plate, figures 10-11 showing regulator made from iron tubes and conduction apparatus by [William Thomson]
18 - Plate, figure 38 showing testing conductor, reference conductor, and galvanometer by [William Thomson]
19 - Plate, figures 39-40 showing apparatus for testing relative effects of tension on electric conductivity by [William Thomson]
20 - Plate, figures 26-27 showing soft iron bars attached to galvanometer and a tin-plate cell by [William Thomson]
21 - Plate, draft of figure 12 showing double platinum and iron wire by [William Thomson]
22 - Plate, draft of figure 33 showing longitudinally magnetised iron conductor by [William Thomson]
23 - Plate, draft of figure 43 showing square of iron, copper wire, and electrodes by [William Thomson]
24 - Plate, draft of figure 47 showing diagram of equipotential shift by [William Thomson]
25 - Plate, draft of figure 44 showing sheet copper cradle by [William Thomson]
26 - Plate, draft of figure 55 showing a square of thin sheet iron by [William Thomson]
27 - Plate, draft of figure 56 showing electrodes attached to copper, iron, and lead soldered together by [William Thomson]
28 - Plate, figure 16 showing apparatus used to determine temperatures of neutrality by [William Thomson]
29 - Plate, figures 19-20 and 29-30 showing apparatuses used to determine effect of longitudinal tension on thermoelectric quality of metal and crystal by [William Thomson]
30 - Plate, figures 21-22 showing apparatus used to determine temporary effect of lateral pressure on thermoelectric quality of iron wire by [William Thomson]
31 - Plate, figures 23-25 showing sheet iron and Bramah's press by [William Thomson]
32 - Plate, figures 31-33 and 36 showing sheet iron and an apparatus for testing the direction of electric current by [William Thomson]
33 - Plate, figures 34-35 showing sheet iron wrapped around wooden cylinder by [William Thomson]
34 - Plate, figure 12 showing double platinum and iron wire by [William Thomson]
35 - Plate, figures 13 and 17 showing apparatuses used to determine temperatures of neutrality by [William Thomson]
36 - Plate, figures 14-16 showing oil baths and an apparatus for determining temperatures of neutrality by [William Thomson]
37 - Plate, figure 37 showing apparatus used to test effect of magnetisation on thermoelectric quality of nickel by [William Thomson]
2 - Paper, 'History of the standards of English weight' by William Hallowes Miller
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