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Reference numberMC/14/287
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [William] Galloway, Cardiff, to John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, Burlington House, London
CreatorGalloway; Sir; William (1840-1927); Scottish mining engineer; industrialist
Date6 February 1888
DescriptionRefers to Galloway's paper regarding coal dust explosions. Remarks on colliery explosion. Includes a quote from Sir [Frederick Augustus] Abel relating to his paper 'on accidents in mines', and discusses coal dust being capable of causing a colliery explosion.
Extent8p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6090Strutt; John William (1842 - 1919); 3rd Baron Rayleigh; experimental and mathematical physicist1842 - 1919
NA3596Abel; Sir; Frederick Augustus (1827 - 1902); chemist and explosives expert1827 - 1902
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