| RefNo | MS/928/2/195 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Robert Williams Wood, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, 237 Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin, to Charles Vernon Boys |
| Creator | Wood; Robert Williams (1868-1955); American physicist and inventor |
| Recipient | Boys; Sir Charles Vernon (1855-1944); British physicist and inventor |
| Date | 13 January [1900] |
| Description | It is kind of Boys to assure Wood of a good time in London, where he expects to arrive on 6 February. The Society of Arts lecture in on 14 February and he believes that the diffraction chromos should not be seen before that event. They are improved and stereoscopic. He has a new pseudoscope that gives better results. He notes a glass plate with a microscopic structure showing mock suns and halos which can be projected and discusses new sound wave photographs, illustrating his thoughts with sketches. He has kinetoscope film showing the development of a wave in motion.
The letter is dated 13 January 1899, but content indicates that this is in error, for 1900. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5783 | Wood; Robert Williams (1868 - 1955); physicist and inventor | 1868 - 1955 |