| RefNo | NLB/18/511 |
| AltRefNo | NLB/18 p284-287 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Michael Foster and Arthur William Rucker, to the President of the Society of Chemical Industry |
| Date | 24 March 1899 |
| Description | Relates to a Deputation of those interested in Science and Industry who waited upon the Marquis of Salisbury in 1897 in order to urge upon the Government the desirability of establishing a National physical Laboratory. A Committee, of which Lord Rayleigh was Chairman, was afterwards appointed by Her Majesty's Treasury to take eveidence and report upon the subject. A copy of their report is enclosed [not enclosed].
Also related to the giving of a sum of money towards the extension of the Kew Observatory.
Technical bodies mentioned include:
- The Institution of Civil Engineers
- The Institution of Electrical Engineers
- The Iron and Steel Institute
- The Institution of Naval Architects
- The Society of Chemical Industry |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Carbon |
| PhysicalDescription | Typescript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6673 | Rucker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915) | 1848 - 1915 |
| NA8220 | Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist | 1836 - 1907 |