| RefNo | MM/6/84 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, 6 Cadogan Place, to Courtenay Boyle |
| Date | 6 May 1892 |
| Description | Objecting to the use of the name 'Kelvin' to denote a unit of electrical supply. Suggests the Board of Trade direct that these units be known simply as 'Units' 'tout court', as the public in general know nothing of any other electric units. |
| Extent | 8 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist | 1824 - 1907 |