| RefNo | PP/14/21/2 |
| Previous numbers | PP/46/22 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Diagrams, geometrical diagrams by C V [Charles Vernon] Boys |
| Date | 1889 |
| Description | Two pages of geometrical diagrams, labelled figures 1-5. The figures relate to Boys' plans for an instrument that could measure the force of gravity between masses as part of the Cavendish experiment, with a focus on a beam upon which two attracting masses or suspended balls would sit.
Subject: Physics / Scientific apparatus and instruments
Prints of these diagrams were published in volume 46 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'On the Cavendish experiment'. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Diagram |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and coloured pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1889.0032 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8138 | Boys; Sir; Charles Vernon (1855 - 1944); physicist and inventor | 1855 - 1944 |