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Reference numberMC/32/68
Alternative reference number17068
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Horace Darwin, The Orchard, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, to Dr [Arthur] Schuster, Royal Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1
CreatorDarwin; Sir; Horace (1851 - 1928)
Date13 August 1917
DescriptionSeeks information about a paper read before the Royal Society involving a quartz balance with a quartz knife-edge. Recalls details about the paper's design and its measurement of small forces, requesting the name of the paper, its date, or someone who might know about it.
Extent1p
FormatTypescript
Physical descriptionCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7966Darwin; Sir; Horace (1851 - 1928); civil engineer and manufacturer of scientific instruments1851 - 1928
NA6483Schuster; Sir; Arthur (1851 - 1934); physicist1851 - 1934
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