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Reference numberNLB/13/466
Alternative reference numberNLB/13 p289
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Elmer G Still, Livermore, Alameda Company, California, United States of America
Date19 September 1896
DescriptionWith 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.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6090Strutt; John William (1842 - 1919); 3rd Baron Rayleigh; experimental and mathematical physicist1842 - 1919
NA6172Ramsay; Sir; William (1852 - 1916); physical chemist1852 - 1916
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