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Reference numberNLB/14/225
Alternative reference numberNLB/14 p125
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Joseph Wilson Swan, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date25 January 1897
DescriptionHarrison has been instructed by Professor Arthur William Rucker to say that it will be convenient for him to exhibit next Thursday, but he must remind Swan that anything which requires the attendance of assistants or preparations beyond the power of the Fellows themselves, is considered beyond the scope of the "At Homes". There will be plenty of space available should he decide to exhibit.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA5291Swan; Sir; Joseph Wilson (1828 - 1914); chemist and inventor1828 - 1914
NA6673Rücker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915); physicist1848 - 1915
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