Record

RefNoMC/12/302
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Dr Lothar Meyer, chemical laboratory of the University Tübingen, Wilhelmstrasse 9, Tübingen, to the Royal Society, Burlington House, London
CreatorMeyer; Julius Lothar (1830-1895); German chemist
Date31 January 1883
DescriptionThanking the Society for awarding him one of the Davy Medals. Meyer reflects on recent developments in chemistry, especially regarding the periodic tables, made for example by [William Prout] and [Johann Wolfgang] Döbereiner.

[Enclosed with this item is an English translation with an extent of 5p over two papers. These are labelled MC/12/302a-302b within the volume.]
LanguageGerman
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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