| RefNo | AP/8A/19 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'An account of some experiments made to ascertain the effects of voltaic electricity upon vegetable life' by John Williams |
| Date | [1818] |
| Description | Williams details experiments carried out on the effect of galvanism on the growth of plants, but does not come to any clear conclusions on the topic, instead suggesting that more research is required. The first page is written in a different hand, likely Williams', with the remainder of the paper written by a copyist.
Subject: Biology / Physics
Communicated by Thomas Andrew Knight. Read to the Royal Society on 4 June 1818. |
| Extent | 20p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7418 | Knight; Thomas Andrew (1759 - 1838) | 1759 - 1838 |