The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F. R. S, Vol. 2: Chemical and Dynamical (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F. R. S, Vol. 2: Chemical and DynamicalCavendish continued to make observations on magnetic dip and declination for nearly 40 years. And accumulated a considerable mass of material. This has been thoroughly sifted and discussed by Dr Chree; thus his summary of the results constitutes an important contribution to the magnetic history of the Earth, and its known close relation to the solar cycles, during the last third of the eighteenth century for which our information is so scanty and uncertain.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.