| RefNo | PP/7/22/2 |
| Previous numbers | PP/39/27 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Figures, a drop of ink falling into water by Joseph John Thomson and Hugh Frank Newall |
| Date | 1885 |
| Description | 12 pages of figures showing the process of a drop of ink falling into water and the subsequent 'vortex rings' produced. Also includes a figure of the experimental apparatus used by Thomson and Newall in their investigations.
Subject: Physics / Fluid dynamics / Scientific apparatus and equipment
Prints of these figures were published in volume 39 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'On the formation of vortex rings by drops falling into liquids, and some allied phenomena'. |
| Extent | 12p |
| Format | Drawing |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1885.0034 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8288 | Thomson; Sir; Joseph John (1856 - 1940); physicist | 1856 - 1940 |
| NA1729 | Newall; Hugh Frank (1857 - 1944); astrophysicist | 1857 - 1944 |