| RefNo | AP/51/12 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'On the mechanical description of curves' by W H L [William Henry Leighton] Russell |
| Date | 1869 |
| Description | Russell presents his mathematic theories regarding the mechanical description of curves, taking as an example three wheels rolling into one another.
Annotations in ink throughout. Notes on front read '1 sheet drawing', 'Archives 1869' and 'Revised paper printed in Proceedings'.
Subject: Mathematics / Physics
Received and read 17 June 1869.
Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 18 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the mechanical description of curves'. |
| Extent | 17p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1869.0022 |
| RelatedRecord | RR/6/258 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1543 | Russell; William Henry Leighton (1823 - 1891) | 1823 - 1891 |