| Reference number | NLB/16/352 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/16 p187 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Arthur William Rucker, to F J S Hopwood, Board of Trade |
| Date | 18 March 1898 |
| Description | The Council decided to transmit the schedules to Hopwood, leaving it with the lawyers to make any necessary changes. There was a strong feeling about the use of the word 'weight' instead of 'mass'. These terms now have special meanings. 'Weight' is the force with which the earth attracts a body and it differs at different places as the force of gravity varies. Mass is a property of the body itself and it does not vary by place.
Sorry to send such a rough copy but has no other. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Physical description | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6673 | Rücker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915); physicist | 1848 - 1915 |