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TitleLetter from William Crookes, 7 Kensington Park Gardens, London, W., to [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, 40 Chester Square, S.W.
CreatorCrookes; William (1832-1919); British chemist
Date20 March 1912
DescriptionInforms he is not due to return to London until the day before Swinton's Royal Institution lecture, and that Swinton is welcome to visit then to pick up old lamps to use in the lecture. He has found one lamp, the filament of which is formed of a hair from his daughter's head, carbonised, and lights well.
Extent2p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionThis letter was presented to the Royal Society within the envelope in which it was received by Swinton. The envelope has been retained and referenced accordingly.
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AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8188Crookes; Sir; William (1832 - 1919); chemist and science journalist1832 - 1919
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
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