| RefNo | MM/16/125 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'Abstract of papers by the Hon H Cavendish', by WS Harris |
| Date | 1851 |
| Description | Abstract forwarded by Harris to J F W Herschel. It describes a collection of 24 parcels of Henry Cavendish's papers, passed on to Harris by the Earl of Burlington.
Harris states that "twenty of these packets contain sundry Philosophical papers on Mathematical and Experimental Electricity and Four sundry other papers relating to Meteorology and Meteorological Instruments.
Abstract originally contained in MM/16/24. |
| Extent | 25 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8346 | Harris; Sir; William Snow (1791 - 1867) | 1791 - 1867 |
| NA8163 | Cavendish; Henry (1731 - 1810); natural philosopher | 1731 - 1810 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |