Some final thoughts of Sir John Herschel, F.R.S.
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Sharp, R.
Date published
May 22, 2002
Abstract
In a collection (MS350) in the Science Museum's Archive Collection, of some 325 letters to Thomas Andrews are four from Sir John Herschel written in the last months of his life. They, and a later memorandum by Andrews in the same collection, elucidate a particular case of priority with reference to an ‘ice calorimeter’, indicate Andrews's role in bringing it to light, and afford Herschel a last opportunity to muse upon aspects of priority invention in general.
Journal title
Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London
Volume
56
Issue
2
Publisher
The Royal Society
ISSN
0035-9149
Official URL
Rights statement
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