Record

RefNoMS/603/12/25
Previous numbers2143
LevelItem
TitleDraft letter from Lord Rayleigh, Royal Society, Burlington House, London, to W H [William Henry] Perkin
CreatorStrutt; John William; third Baron Rayleigh (1842-1919); British experimental and mathematical physicist
RecipientPerkin; Sir William Henry (1838-1907); British chemist
Date[28 July] 1906
DescriptionCongratulatory letter addressed to Perkin at the jubilee of his discovery of coal tar colours. Noted in Royal Society Council Minutes as being presented to Perkin at the Royal Institution on 26 July 1906.

Draft in the hand of Joseph Larmor.
Extent1p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6090Strutt; John William (1842 - 1919); 3rd Baron Rayleigh; experimental and mathematical physicist1842 - 1919
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