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RefNoNLB/57/701
AltRefNoNLB/57p399
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Sir William Bate Hardy, FRS, Secretary of the Royal Society [?]; to Admiral Sir Henry B [Braderwine] Jackson, FRS, GCB
Date20 January 1920
DescriptionRegarding the visit of the Prince [of Wales, Edward VIII] on Thursday at 3.30pm, advises Professor [Sir William Henry] Bragg, FRS will give a short address on 'Sound and sub-marine signalling.' Says that when King Edward the VII was admitted when he was Prince of Wales, Sir William Crookes [PRS] gave the address which was followed by brief remarks of two or three minutes per speaker, from Lord Kelvin, [William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Largs ], FRS, and Lord Raleigh, [Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh] FRS. Asks if Admiral Sir Henry B [Braderwine] Jackson, GCB could make a few remarks following Professor Bragg and the the President [Sir Joseph John Thomson, PRS]. [The signature is very faded but appears to be of Sir William Bate Hardy].
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8188Crookes; Sir; William (1832 - 1919); chemist1832 - 1919
NA8140Bragg; Sir; William Henry (1862 - 1942); physicist1862 - 1942
NA5894Edward VII (1841 - 1910); King of Great Britain and Ireland1841 - 1910
NA8289Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; physicist1824 - 1907
NA7877Strutt; Robert John (1875 - 1947); 4th Baron Rayleigh1875 - 1947
NA1349Jackson; Sir; Henry Bradwardine (1855 - 1929)1855 - 1929
NA8288Thomson; Sir; Joseph John (1856 - 1940); physicist1856 - 1940
NA5908Edward VIII (1894 - 1972); King of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the seas Emperor of India1894 - 1972
NA8234Hardy; Sir; William Bate (1864 - 1934)1864 - 1934
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