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RefNoNLB/69/613
AltRefNoNLB/69 p325
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir William [Henry?] Bragg, K.B.E, FRS
Date22 June 1926
DescriptionForwards a copy of a letter from Mr. L. B. Tappenden offering the original plate machine used by Michael Faraday. Francis Alexander Towle suggests the Royal Institute may be a more suitable place. Theorises that Tappenden's reference to a 'Dr. Benjamin Joule, PRS' might be referring to Benjamin Brodie, President of the Royal Society in Faraday's time.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordNLB/69/616
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8140Bragg; Sir; William Henry (1862 - 1942); physicist1862 - 1942
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