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RefNoNLB/50/203
AltRefNoNLB/50 p114
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Dr [Silvanus Phillips] Thompson, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date22 May 1914
DescriptionAsks what he thinks of the enclosed offer from Dr Edridge-Green [no enclosures]. He may have the opportunity of examining his puctures at advising first hand. If his invention is sound, Professor [Arthur] Schuster thinks it would make an interesting exhibit, but Dr Green is known so well here that it has been learnt to take his assertions with a pinch of salt.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
PhysicalDescriptionTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7141Thompson; Silvanus Phillips (1851 - 1916); physicist and electrical engineer1851 - 1916
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