Record

Reference numberNLB/22/448
Alternative reference numberNLB/22 p
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Arthur [William] Rucker, to [James] Wimshurst, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date16 May 1901
DescriptionWimshurt's paper was submitted to a referee, and the Physics and Chemistry Committee have directed Rucker to suggest that it should be withdraw. Although his paper is of considerable interest, it is not thought that its conclusions are justified by the experiments.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionManuscript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA5911Wimshurst; James (1832 - 1903)1832 - 1903
NA6673Rücker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915); physicist1848 - 1915
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