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Reference numberNLB/65/223
Alternative reference numberNLB/65 p124
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Lord Rayleigh [Robert John Strutt], FRS
Date24 September 1923
DescriptionAsks Lord Rayleigh [Robert John Strutt] to nominate a referee for John H Shaxby's paper 'Studies in Brownian Movement. II -The Determination of Avogadro's Number from Observations on Bacteria (Cocci)', communicated by Professor [Samuel Walter Johnson] Smith. Suggests Professor [Owen Willans] Richardson. Also informs Rayleigh that, in reply to his earlier enquiry, nobody can find Mr [Robert] Brundell-Carter's letter of 1890.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7877Strutt; Robert John (1875 - 1947); 4th Baron Rayleigh; experimental physicist1875 - 1947
NA1323Smith; Samuel Walter Johnson (1871 - 1948)1871 - 1948
NA7014Richardson; Sir; Owen Willans (1879 - 1959); physicist1879 - 1959
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