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RefNoACS/1/2/3/247
AltRefNo323
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, to Percy Dunsheath, C. B. E.
CreatorSwinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863-1930); British electrical engineer
Date12 April 1928
DescriptionInforms that Henley's have sent him a copy of Dunsheath's recent paper on "Points in the Operation of Dielectrics", some of which interested him by recalling his experiments from 1911, repeating with a 10, 000 volt battery current experiments on liquid dielectric motions that had been discovered nearly 100 years ago by the first Lord Armstrong with his hydro-electric machine. Encloses a copy of his own paper [enclosure not present].
Extent1p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
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