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RefNoMS/965/1/1
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Kathleen [Yardley] Lonsdale, The Royal Institution, 21 Albermarle Street, London, W. 1., to Professor [Edward Neville da Costa] Andrade
Date27 June 1941
DescriptionInforms she has taken photographs of various diamonds, including some of Sir Robert Robertson's two types, reporting exciting results. She is anxious to investigate all the diamonds of Type II, and having heard from Professor [William Thomas] Gordon, that Andrade has D24, a laminar specimen, wonders if he can lend it to her, or assess it on her behalf.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7993Lonsdale; Dame; Kathleen Yardley (1903 - 1971); crystallographer and pacifist1903 - 1971
NA8102Andrade; Edward Neville da Costa (1887 - 1971); physicist1887 - 1971
NA7834Robertson; Sir; Robert (1869 - 1949)1869 - 1949
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