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Continuation of experiments on mathematical theory: experiments on coated plates

Catalogue reference: HY/1/10

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This record is a file about the Continuation of experiments on mathematical theory: experiments on coated plates dating from n.d. [1771-1783].

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HY/1/10
Title
Continuation of experiments on mathematical theory: experiments on coated plates
Date
n.d. [1771-1783]
Description

This record is paginated 51-132, a continuation of the page numbering of HY/1/9. Maxwell 1879, pxliv states that this record is the third of four that were intended to form a book and be published (HY/1/7/1, HY/9, HY/10 and HY/8).

The record is enclosed in a covering note written by William Snow Harris: "No 10 [crossed out and replaced with "10" in red pen] must evidently continuation [sic] of Pages at No 9 Part 2 of Experiments relative to the Mathematical Theory of Electricity These Pages [illegible] apparently the de[illegible] information within Page 63 and referred to in No 2 [crossed out in pencil and replaced with "the next Paper No 11"].

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Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
Former department reference
I/10
Physical description
30 sheets
Publication note(s)
Published in full in Maxwell 1879, pp144-88 where it is titled "Experiments on Coated Plates". Republished in Thorpe 1921 Vol I, pp151-88.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/59049f34-d7b4-44d3-9129-2a2534efebc0/

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Continuation of experiments on mathematical theory: experiments on coated plates