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RefNoACS/1/1/331
AltRefNo37852
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Rayleigh [John William Strutt], Terling Place, Witham, Essex, to [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, 66 Victoria [Street], London, S.W.
CreatorStrutt; John William (1842 - 1919); 3rd Baron Rayleigh
Date14 June 1901
DescriptionInforms that his son told him of Lord [William George] Armstrong's experiments utilising induction coils in series. Stating that his recollection is that the attempt was a failure, stating his keeness to discover why. Asks Swinton for further details.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6090Strutt; John William (1842 - 1919); 3rd Baron Rayleigh; experimental and mathematical physicist1842 - 1919
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
NA3460Armstrong; William George (1810 - 1900); Baron Armstrong of Cragside; armaments manufacturer and industrialist1810 - 1900
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