| Reference number | MC/11/318 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Thomson, The University Glasgow, to [Thomas Henry Huxley and George Gabriel Stokes], Secretaries of the Royal Society |
| Creator | Thomson; William (1824-1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; British physicist |
| Date | 10 March 1879 |
| Description | Regarding his denied application for £60 from the Government Grant to fund the construction of a machine, which would solve simultaneous linear equations. Thomson hopes the Council could reconsider their decision and encloses drawings to illustrate the utility of the machinery. He also references another application for £70 to continue tidal investigations.
[The second and third pages of the letter is on a separate paper, labelled MC/11/318a within the volume. The enclosed drawings have an extent of 3p, labelled MC/11/318b-318d.] |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; physicist | 1824 - 1907 |
| NA8243 | Huxley; Thomas Henry (1825 - 1895) | 1825 - 1895 |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); physicist | 1819 - 1903 |