| Reference number | NLB/13/466 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/13 p289 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Elmer G Still, Livermore, Alameda Company, California, United States of America |
| Date | 19 September 1896 |
| Description | With reference to Still's letter of the 24th August addressed to Lord Rayleigh [John William Strutt], the word Argon was coined by Rayleigh and Professor [William] Ramsay in connection with their discovery of the new element, described in their paper in 'Proceedings of the Royal Society', volume 57, pages 265-287 and 'Philosophical Transactions [of the Royal Society]', volume 166, part 1, pages 187-241. The name is derived from the Greek for 'no work'.
Briefly quotes the authors regarding the naming of the element. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6090 | Strutt; John William (1842 - 1919); 3rd Baron Rayleigh; experimental and mathematical physicist | 1842 - 1919 |
| NA6172 | Ramsay; Sir; William (1852 - 1916); physical chemist | 1852 - 1916 |