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RefNoNLB/54/680
AltRefNoNLB/54 p392
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Dr. [Arthur] Schuster, Secretary of the Royal Society
Date31 July 1917
DescriptionInforms Dr. [Arthur] Schuster of a number of issues. Firstly, encloses a copy of Sir Joseph Larmor's reply on the subject of the Terazawa-Chree abstract [not enclosed]. Secondly, that the Chairman of the Physics and Chemistry Committee [Hugh Longbourne Callendar] agrees to the publication of Sir William Abney's paper, if Dr. Schuster concurs. Thirdly, that the same Chairman thinks that [William Robert] Bousfield's last paper is not novel enough to merit publishing by the Society. Fourthly, that the London University have sent in a Memorandum issued by their Senate on the Education System. Fifthlly, that Sir Richard Tetley Glazebrook has asked that an official application be sent to the Patent Office for a third trademark for the N.P.L. to mark their gauges with. Encloses the necessary forms for this and asks Dr. Schuster to sign [not enclosed].
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6483Schuster; Sir; Arthur (1851 - 1934); physicist1851 - 1934
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