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Reference numberPP/19/12
Previous numbersPP/51-53/13
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'On some phenomena connected with cloudy condensation' by John Aitken
Date1892
DescriptionAitken: 'In the first part of this communication I intend giving the results of an investigation into the phenomena connected with the cloudy condensation produced when a jet of steam mixes with ordinary air, with special reference to the marked change which takes place in the appearance of the jet by electrification and other causes. In the second part will be given the results of an investigation into certain colour phenomena which can be produced when the condensation is made to take place under certain conditions, and it is thought that these experimental colour phenomena, if they do not give the explanation of a “green sun,” at least enable us to reproduce it artificially with the materials existing in our atmosphere.'

Annotations in pencil and ink.

Subject: Meteorology

Received 2 March 1892. Read 28 April 1892.

A version of this paper was published in volume 51 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On some phenomena connected with cloudy condensation'.
Extent64p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1892.0025
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CodeNameDates
NA1453Aitken; John (1839 - 1919)1839 - 1919
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