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- 45 - Archived papers: volume 45, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1862-1864

RefNo	AP/45/11
Level	Item
Title	Unpublished paper, 'On the absorption of gases by charcoal' by R [Robert] Angus Smith
Date	1862
Description	Smith observes that charcoal absorbs oxygen so as to separate it from common air, or from its mixtures with hydrogen and nitrogen, at common temperatures, and that charcoal continues the absorption of oxygen for at least a month, although the chief amount is absorbed in a few hours, sometimes in a few seconds, according to the quality of the charcoal. Annotations in pencil and ink throughout. Marked on front as 'Another abstract was supplied by the author'. Subject: Chemistry Received 27 December 1862. Read 29 January 1863. Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 12 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the absorption of gases by charcoal. —No. I'.
Extent	38p
Format	Manuscript
PhysicalDescription	Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Digital images	View item on Science in the Making
AccessStatus	Open
RelatedMaterial	DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1862.0088
RelatedRecord	AP/60/17

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Code	PersonName	Dates
NA6043	Smith; Robert Angus (1817 - 1884)	1817 - 1884

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