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Reference numberAP/72/6
LevelFile
TitleUnpublished paper, 'On the determination of freezing-points' by J A [John Allen] Harker
Date1895
DescriptionHarker explains that the paper is concerned with 'a description of the methods in use for the determination of the freezing points of accurate thermometers, and the degree of precision it is possible to attain.' He describes his methods and apparatus and shares experimental results and observations.

Annotations in pencil and ink throughout. Includes 11 diagrams of experimental apparatus.

Subject: Physics / Chemistry / Thermodynamics

Received 15 June 1896. Read 18 June 1896. Communicated by [Arthur] Schuster.

Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 60 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the determination of freezing points'.
Extent117p
FormatManuscript
Diagram
Physical descriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1896.0027
Related records in the catalogueRR/13/35
RR/13/36
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1231Harker; John Allen (1870 - 1923); physicist and engineer1870 - 1923
NA6483Schuster; Sir; Arthur (1851 - 1934); physicist1851 - 1934
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