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Reference numberMC/19/159
Alternative reference numberMC.04159
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Hugh Longbourne] Callendar, Saundersfoot, South Wales, to [Robert William Frederick] Harrison
CreatorCallendar; Hugh Longbourne (1863-1930)
Date16 July 1904
DescriptionCallendar recommends Professor Poynting for the Royal Medal 'in recognition of his contribution to the theory of the electromagnetic field and radiation, and his researches on the measurement of gravity. He proposes Principal Griffith's for the Rumford Medal 'in recognition of his work on the mechanical equivalent of heat and on [?] heat of evaporation from electrical themometry'.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA5307Callendar; Hugh Longbourne (1863 - 1930); physicist1863 - 1930
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