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"Appendix"
Catalogue reference: HY/1/5
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HY/1/5
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Title (The name of the record)
- "Appendix"
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Date (When the record was created)
- n.d. [1771-1783]
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Description (What the record is about)
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An appendix relating to Henry Cavendish's theory of electricity.
The record has a cover note in William Snow Harris' writing "No 3 [crossed out in pencil and replaced with "5 see No. 11"] this is an Appendix ["to No 1" crossed out by red pen and replaced with "No 4"] containing more Mathematical Electricity upon the Cavendishs theory". There are pencil notes on the same page "Appendix" "It is [illegible] the experiments No 11 it refers to [illegible]". There is a further cover paper with "Appendix" written on it in Henry Cavendish's handwriting. The papers have additional papers stuck on or over writing with amendments by Cavendish, containing notes, diagrams and calculations.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- I/5
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 13 sheets
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Published in full in Maxwell 1879, pp85-93 with figure 11 added from HY/1/15. Republished in Thorpe 1921 Vol I, pp102-9.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3d283a19-c7e9-46db-9f92-19633f5c65f2/
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HY/1
Papers on electricity
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This record is held at Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
Within the fonds: HY
The papers of Henry Cavendish (1731-1810) natural philosopher
Within the series: HY/1
Papers on electricity
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"Appendix"