The Papers of Joseph Henry

November 1832–December 1835
The Princeton Years

Editor: Nathan Reingold
Assistant Editors: Arthur P. Molella
and Michele L. Aldrich
with the assistance of James M. Hobbins
and Kathleen Waldenfels

Volume 2, The Princeton Years: November 1832-December 1835 (Washington, 1975: ISBN 0-87474-164-5) concerns Henry's adjustment to a small college town and his attempts to develop a first-rate facility for teaching and research in the physical sciences. It details his excursions to New York City and Philadelphia in search of scientific apparatus and scientific fellowship, and reveals the beginnings of his lifelong friendships with leading scientists in the latter city, where he became active in the American Philosophical Society and the Franklin Institute.

The volume contains many selections from Henry's "Record of Experiments" (the title of his laboratory notebooks), which together with his correspondence give insight into his pioneering work on electromagnetic self-induction and his construction of electromagnets and other equipment needed to pursue his researches. The entry containing this sketch (left) reads: "The current passed through a galvanic magnet no increased effect perceived in the spark--current passed in the opposite direction no increased effect."

1975, 524 pp., illustrated,
ISBN 0-87474-164-5, $30.00

All other volumes in the series are still available. For contents, prices and description information, click the links below.

Volume 1
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6
Volume 7
Volume 8
Volume 9
Volume 10
Volume 11
Volume 12 (cumulative index)

Additional information is available from
The Joseph Henry Papers Project: http://www.siarchives.si.edu/history/jhp/jhenry.html



Sketch in entry May 11, 1835, "Record of Experiments." Smithsonian Archives.		Volume 2 November 1832–December 1835 The Princeton Years Editor: Nathan Reingold Assistant Editors: Arthur P. Molella and Michele L. Aldrich with the assistance of James M. Hobbins and Kathleen Waldenfels Contents and Front Matter (923 K) Volume 2, The Princeton Years: November 1832-December 1835 (Washington, 1975: ISBN 0-87474-164-5) concerns Henry's adjustment to a small college town and his attempts to develop a first-rate facility for teaching and research in the physical sciences. It details his excursions to New York City and Philadelphia in search of scientific apparatus and scientific fellowship, and reveals the beginnings of his lifelong friendships with leading scientists in the latter city, where he became active in the American Philosophical Society and the Franklin Institute. The volume contains many selections from Henry's "Record of Experiments" (the title of his laboratory notebooks), which together with his correspondence give insight into his pioneering work on electromagnetic self-induction and his construction of electromagnets and other equipment needed to pursue his researches. The entry containing this sketch (left) reads: "The current passed through a galvanic magnet no increased effect perceived in the spark--current passed in the opposite direction no increased effect." 1975, 524 pp., illustrated, ISBN 0-87474-164-5, $30.00 All other volumes in the series are still available. For contents, prices and description information, click the links below. Volume 1 Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 5 Volume 6 Volume 7 Volume 8 Volume 9 Volume 10 Volume 11 Volume 12 (cumulative index) Additional information is available from The Joseph Henry Papers Project: http://www.siarchives.si.edu/history/jhp/jhenry.html Excerpts from Reviews