RefNoMDA/A/19/33
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from W C Goodchild, Angorfa, 76 Rhos Road, Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, to D C [David Christie] Martin, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, Burlington House, W1
RecipientMartin; Sir; David Christie (1914-1976); British scientific administrator
Date10 May 1947
DescriptionHe is sorry to hear of Sir Alfred Egerton's illness. Goodchild explains that he sent his memorandum on 'Coal' because in 1932 he had met Egerton and other members of the Fuel and Water Committee to explain the results of his large scale experiments to improve the combustion of coal in locomotive boilers. The principle he developed is now standard practice on the 'L M S Ry'. He thought Egerton would be interested in Goodchild's latest work dealing with 'a fundamental phenomenon viz. the Earth's Second Rotation, and its effect on Climate Changes and the Formation of Coal'. He notes that copies of this memorandum have been sent to the Astronomer Royal; the Director of the Geological Survey; and Professor D Brunt.
Extent1p
FormatTypescript copy
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8212Egerton; Sir; Alfred Charles Glyn (1886 - 1959); chemist1886 - 1959
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