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RefNoNLB/40/299
AltRefNoNLB/40/ p181 -182
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Joseph Larmor and John Rose Bradford to A [Alfred] F [Fernadez] Yarrow
Date21 May 1909
DescriptionLarmor and Bradford are directed to transmit the resolutions of the President and Council regarding the foundation of an Experimental Tank at the National Physical Laboratory. They are also directed to state at the deal of the Royal Society has been duly affixed at Council to the transfer of £11,500 stock which with Yarrow's cheque of £4101. 5. 0covers the amount of Yarrow's generous benefaction. A construction account has accordingly been opened. The President and Council suggest the same "National Experimental Tank" as Yarrow did not desire the name "Yarrow Experimental Tank".'
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1842Yarrow; Sir; Alfred Fernandez (1842 - 1932)1842 - 1932
NA7894Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); physicist1857 - 1942
NA1395Bradford; Sir; John Rose (1863 - 1935); physician and physiologist1863 - 1935
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