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Reference numberNLB/64/785
Alternative reference numberNLB/64 p442
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from James Hopwood Jeans, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor [Henry Edward] Armstrong, FRS.
Date19 June 1923
DescriptionInforms that the Council are glad Henry Edward Armstrong will undertake the obituary of [Sir James] Dewar; gives guidance that Armstrong can arrange with the Society of Chemical Industry to make use of their obituary; also mentions the time constraints with which Armstrong can work with, despite his request for time; brings up the case of [Rodolf] Messel [died 1920], for which an obituary is yet to be written and asks a manuscript by the middle of October.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueNLB/69/285
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8105Armstrong; Henry Edward (1848 - 1937); chemist and educationalist1848 - 1937
NA5870Dewar; Sir; James (1842 - 1923); chemist and physicist1842 - 1923
NA1562Messel; Rudolf (1848 - 1920)1848 - 1920
NA1226Jeans; Sir; James Hopwood (1877 - 1946); physicist and mathematician1877 - 1946
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