| Reference number | PT/21 |
| Level | SubSeries |
| Title | Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1833 |
| Date | November 1832 - January 1836 |
| Description | Volume of the manuscript versions of papers published by the Royal Society in volume 123 of 'Philosophical Transactions' in 1833. Also includes an 1836 paper regarding the crystalline structure of lenses of animals by David Brewster.
Many manuscripts for papers published in volume 123 are missing. Manuscripts present from the volume include:
'Experimental researches in electricity.—Third series' by Michael Faraday;
'On the relation which subsists between the nervous and muscular systems in the more perfect animals, and the nature of the influence by which it is maintained' by Alexander Philip Wilson Philip;
'On the nature of sleep' by Alexander Philip Wilson Philip;
'The Bakerian Lecture.—Experimental of laws of magneto-electric induction in different masses of the same metal, and of intensity in different metals' by Samuel Hunter Christie;
'Notice of the remains of the recent volcano in the Mediterranean' by John Davy; and
'On the anatomical and optical structure of the crystalline lenses of animals, particularly that of the cod' by David Brewster. |
| Extent | One volume containing six papers and one note |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Vellum-covered volume, gilded title on spine |
| Dimensions | 39cm x 28cm |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT/73/16 |