| Reference number | EC/1924/08 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XIII, 251; A04022 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | King, Louis Vessot: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Date stamp on reverse |
| Citation | Distinguished for his contribution to general physics, marked by a happy combination of mathematical theory and experiment. Author of the following important papers: - 'Scattering and Absorption of Light in Gaseous Media with Application to Intensity of Sky Radiation' (Phil Trans, 1912); 'Convection of Heat Prisms and Small Cylinders with Application to Hot-wire Anemometry' (ibid, 1914); 'Propagation of Sound and Acoustic Efficiency of Fog-signal Machinery' (ibid, 1917); 'Turbulent Flow in Pipes' (Phil Mag, 1916); 'Diaphragms Capable of Continuous Tuning' (Proc Roy Soc, 1921); 'Mathematical Theory of Internal Friction and Limiting Strength of Rocks' (Journ Geol, 1901); and many other papers. |
| Proposers | E Rutherford; Joseph Larmor; J J Thomson; G I Taylor; Frank D Adams; Arthur Willey; A S Eve; A B Macallum; J C McLennan; E G Coker; H L Callendar; Alfred W Porter; Charles H Lees; J A Harker |
| Access status | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1774 | King; Louis Vessot (1886 - 1956) | 1886 - 1956 |