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RefNoACS/1/2/3/511
AltRefNo666
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, to George
CreatorSwinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863-1930); British electrical engineer
Date21 August 1928
DescriptionAcknowledges receipt of a previous letter and informs he has signed the document for Coutts and sent it off to them. His view is that free will is an illusion and otherwise any individual could controvert the general principle of the universe that all effect is due to cause, a principle upon which all modern science is based. Adds that he can write on this subject at length but must attend to other matters.
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FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
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