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Correspondence with scientific societies, 1860 - 1863

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/410

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with various scientific societies, with related papers. There are minutes and proceedings of the British Association; papers on the work of the Balloon Committee; R. Willis' address to the 1862 conference at Cambridge; the programme and list of membership for this Cambridge conference; 'Birmingham Daily Post' and 'Daily Telegraph' reports on balloon trials; Airy's talk on strains in tubular bridges; writing by J.D. Forbes on the conduction of heat in bars; determination of volcanic heat by R. Mallett; reports, notices and proceedings of literary and philosophical societies in Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester; rules and notices of the Tyneside Naturalists Field Club; and a calendar of London's scientific bodies. The correspondents include J. Phillips, E. Sabine, J .Glaisher, W.H. Miller, H. Lloyd, J.C. Adams, G.D. Liveing, W. Whewell, W.M. Rankine, H.C. Sarby and M. Faraday.

Dates

  • 1860 - 1863

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 archive box(es) (1 box)

Language of Materials

English