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RefNoPP/3/11/2
Previous numbersPP/35/11
LevelItem
TitleDiagram, experimental observation by [George Downing] Liveing and [James] Dewar
Date1883
DescriptionA diagram of an observation made using a diffraction grating during Liveing and Dewar's investigation into the reversal of hydrogen lines.

Subject: Physics

A print of this diagram was published in volume 35 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'Note on the reversal of hydrogen lines; and on the outburst of hydrogen lines when water is dropped into the arc'.
Extent1p
FormatDiagram
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1883.0014
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1468Liveing; George Downing (1827 - 1924)1827 - 1924
NA5870Dewar; Sir; James (1842 - 1923)1842 - 1923
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