| Reference number | PP/14/36/2 |
| Previous numbers | PP/46/38 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Diagram, 'Sketch shewing method for finding the distance EF between two spikes in the tops of two piles in Berry's Bay, Port Jackson [Australia]' by Richard Threlfall and John Frederick Adair |
| Creator | Adair; John Frederick (1852-1913); Irish mathematician; physicist |
| Date | 1889 |
| Description | A geometrical diagram illustrating Threlfall and Adair's method for measuring a distance.
Subject: Physics / Mathematics
A print of this diagram was published in volume 46 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'On the velocity of transmission through sea-water of disturbances of large amplitude caused by explosions'. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1889.0055 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6235 | Threlfall; Sir; Richard (1861 - 1932); physicist and chemical engineer | 1861 - 1932 |