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RefNoEC/1924/13
Previous numbersCert XIII, 256; A06205
LevelItem
TitleRussell, Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society
DescriptionDate stamp on reverse. Citation typed
CitationDistinguished for his knowledge of alternating current phenomena, inductances and electrostatics. Author of 'Treatises on Alternating Currents' (Camb Univ Press); and 'Theory of Cables and Networks' (Constable); and following papers: - 'Capacity Coefficients' (Proc Roy Soc); 'Spherical Condenser' (ibid); 'Capacity Coefficients of Spherical Conductors' (ibid); 'The Dielectric Strength of Air' (Proc Phys Soc); 'The Magnetic Field and Inductance Coefficients of Circular, Cylindrical and Helical Currents' (ibid); 'The Electrical Stress at which Ionisation begins in Air' (ibid); and many other papers.
ProposersR T Glazebrook; T Mather; W H Eccles; W H Bragg; C H Lees; Alfred W Porter; C Chree; A A C Swinton; F A Lindemann
AccessStatusOpen
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Russell, Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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CodePersonNameDates
NA2459Russell; Alexander (1861 - 1943)1861 - 1943
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