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Reference numberMS/257/2/199
Alternative reference numberSa.581
Previous numbersES2/27/581
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Edward Frankland, Burlington House to the President and Council of the Royal Society
Date30 June 1859
DescriptionFrankland suggests one of the Royal Medals for the year should be awarded to Professor [Alexander William] Williamson ‘for his researches on the formation and constitution of the ethers’. Frankland praises Williamson’s discovery and his work and influence on the ‘modern development of organic chemistry’. Remarks on Williamson as ‘the first to discover the internal structure of’ alcohols and ethers. Refers to negative and positive radicals.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA2904Armstrong; Edward Frankland (1878 - 1945); chemist1878 - 1945
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