| RefNo | MS/928/2/201 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Fernandez Yarrow, Isle of Dogs, Poplar, London, to Charles Vernon Boys, Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street |
| Creator | Yarrow; Sir Alfred Fernandez; first baronet (1842-1932); British marine engineer and shipbuilder |
| Recipient | Boys; Sir Charles Vernon (1855-1944); British physicist and inventor |
| Date | 5 January 1900 |
| Description | His family have attended Boys's lectures and found them deeply interesting. He sends a small apparatus for juveniles 'by which the ball is held up although you blow through a tube'. If Boys would like a copuple of dozen for his next lecture, Yarrow will send them, although he wishes to remain anonymous.
Endorsed by C V Boys: '6th Jan. Many thanks do. Give them [to] 1st arrivals in order. I am doing 200 B.' |
| Extent | 1p. |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1842 | Yarrow; Sir; Alfred Fernandez (1842 - 1932); marine engineer and shipbuilder | 1842 - 1932 |