| Reference number | MS/377/1/134 |
| Previous numbers | Formerly 134 and 135 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Silvanus Phillips Thompson, University College, Bristol, to [William Fletcher] Barrett |
| Date | 7 November 1879 |
| Description | Sends his pamphlet and asks Barrett to 'put in a word' for Letts at Belfast. Notes on his and Barrett's researches, including on the trap-door hygrometer and on improvements to Edison's loudspeaker. Suggests an experiment to Barrett [annotated by Barrett: 'a very valuable suggestion and led to my forming a chalk cylinder battery']. Relates how he and Lodge have been working on the induction balance independently. Laments the loss of [James Clerk] Maxwell. |
| Extent | 7p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7141 | Thompson; Silvanus Phillips (1851 - 1916); physicist and electrical engineer | 1851 - 1916 |
| NA8259 | Maxwell; James Clerk (1831 - 1879); physicist | 1831 - 1879 |