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Reference numberNLB/56/441
Alternative reference numberNLB/56 p259
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Thomas Bon Dapray Esquire; The Christiana Apt. 21, 1829 California Street, Washington
Date13 February 1919
DescriptionInforms Mr. Thomas Bon Dapray that he is not aware of an invention called 'The Searchlight', however, that the description given corresponds with 'Thermophones', an invention laid out in a paper by M. De Lange. Notes that an abstract of this paper was published in the 'Proceedings' and can be found in volume 92 (A).
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FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
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