| Reference number | NLB/8/477 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/8 p199 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Archibald Geikie, to Dr Joseph Achille Le Bel, 25 Rue Franklin, Paris |
| Date | 3 November 1893 |
| Description | 'Sir,
I have the pleasure to inform you that the President and Council of the Royal Society have awarded to you and to Professor J H van' t Hoff [Jacobus Hendrik van 't Hoff] the Davy Medal in recognition of the introduction of the theory of asymmetric carbon, and its use in explaining the constitution of optically active carbon compounds.
I am, your obedient servant,
(signed) Arch Geikie
For. Sec. R.S. [Foreign Secretary, Royal Society]'. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6174 | Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924) | 1835 - 1924 |