Number of Images: 44; Color: Color; Size: 3.5w x 5h; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Paper
Type:
Paper
Document
Date:
1865
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Joseph Henry was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian, and he served in this position from 1846 to 1878.
For more notebooks with similar material, see SIA2013-06853 to SIA2013-06897; SIA2013-06738 to SIA2013-06817; SIA2013-06685 to SIA2013-06693; SIA2013-06818 to SIA2013-06852; SIA2013-06898 to SIA2013-07093.
Summary:
This notebook is primarily related to Joseph Henry's interests in oil and oil lamps. It begins with a record of Henry's travels in New England in September 1865, and then proceeds to document Henry's notes, conversations with other scientists, research, and experiments in relation to lard oil. He dates his entries and includes drawings and diagrams of his experiments. There are also notes about an engine that Henry worked on, and notes about weather phenomena such as water spouts, tornados, and thunderstorms.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 13A, Folder: 14
