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Reference numberNLB/23/2/548
Alternative reference numberNLB/23/2 p498
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Joseph Larmor, to Professor Ernest Rutherford, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date3 November 1904
DescriptionPresident and Council have awarded him the Rumford Medal for his researches on radio-activity, particularly for his discovery of the existence and properties of the gaseous emanations from radio-active bodies. It is hoped he can make the award ceremony on 30 November at 4pm.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript, and faded manuscript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7894Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); physicist1857 - 1942
NA8278Rutherford; Ernest (1871 - 1937); Baron Rutherford of Nelson1871 - 1937
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