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Strutt, John William, 1842-1919 (3rd Baron Rayleigh, experimental and mathematical physicist)

 Person

Biography

John William Strutt (1842-1919), 3rd Baron Rayleigh, was born at Maldon, Essex, on 12 November 1842. He was educated privately and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a Fellow, 1866-1871. He succeeded his father as baron in 1873. Rayleigh was Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics at Cambridge, 1879-1884. He retired to Terling Place, Essex, in 1885, but continued to work in his private laboratory. He carried out research in physics, chemistry and mathematics, and published many scientific papers. In 1894 he was responsible, with William Ramsay, for the discovery of argon. He was Secretary of the Royal Society, 1885-1896, and President, 1905. He died at Witham, Essex, on 30 June 1919.

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

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Circular letter of Lord Rayleigh re: apparatus fund for Cavendish Laboratory, 10 Mar. 1880

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS.Add.7655/III/c/1
Scope and Contents From the File:

A series of six letters written by various correspondents to Strutt (Rayleigh)

Dates: 10 Mar. 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: RESTRICTED - Use Microfilms CMO5028-CMO5042. List in catalogue
Found in: Cambridge University Library / James Clerk Maxwell: Correspondence and papers / Miscellaneous correspondence of James Clerk Maxwell / Correspondence with John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Correspondence with John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, 10 Mar. 1880-21 Oct. 1887

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS.Add.7655/III/c
Scope and Contents

A series of six letters written by various correspondents to Strutt (Rayleigh)

Dates: 10 Mar. 1880-21 Oct. 1887
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: RESTRICTED - Use Microfilms CMO5028-CMO5042. List in catalogue
Found in: Cambridge University Library / James Clerk Maxwell: Correspondence and papers / Miscellaneous correspondence of James Clerk Maxwell
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Draft letter from Henry Jackson to Lord Rayleigh, Croft Cottage, Barton Road, 23 Nov. 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5944/35/8
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Includes correspondence, verses, notes and miscellaneous papers.

Dates: 23 Nov. 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Artificial Collection of Papers / University Reform: Correspondence and papers
 Fonds

James Clerk Maxwell: Letters to George Chrystal and other papers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8375
Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of papers relating to James Clerk Maxwell, George Chrystal, Prof. William Garnett (Maxwell's Demonstrator at the Cavendish Laboratory), and John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh. A typed note states '5.10.67: Presented by Professor Mott, these were found among the possessions of his late Father, who worked in the Cavendish Laboratory for two years in the early days'. The miscellaneous items, nos. 22-26, are in Maxwell's hand.

Dates: 1874-1885
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library
 Fonds

John Strutt, 3rd Lord Rayleigh: Sound detection papers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8243
Scope and Contents Papers sent to Lord Rayleigh regarding sound detection in water. 1. R.A.S. Paget, Board of Invention and Research, letter to Rayleigh, 6 October 1915, 1 page, enclosing no. 2. 2. Sir Ernest Rutherford, Manchester University, 'Report on methods of collection of sound from water and the determination of the direction of sound', 30 September 1915, 11 pages. 3. R.A.S. Paget, letter to Rayleigh, 25 October 1915, 2 pages, enclosing no. 4. 4. A. Mallock, 'Experiments on the determination of the...
Dates: 1915-1916
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library
 Fonds

Latimer Neville: Scrapbook on Cambridge University Elections

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9237
Scope and Contents Scrapbook on the elections of University M.P.s, the Chancellor and the High Steward. "Previous proceedings and correspondence are in another book", not preserved with this scrapbook. The volume contains letters, flysheets, pamphlets and additional papers relating to the selection of the Conservative candidate H. Cecil Raikes for the University, 1882 (pp.1-47,186-187); the formation of the Cambridge Conservative Association, 1891 (with letters from G.H. Darwin, G.F. Browne and J.H. Gray)...
Dates: 1880-1900 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library
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Letter from C. Mackenzie to John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, 1 July 1881

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS.Add.7655/III/b/1
Scope and Contents

Includes a copy by D. Price

Dates: 1 July 1881
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: RESTRICTED - Use Microfilms CMO5028-CMO5042. List in catalogue
Found in: Cambridge University Library / James Clerk Maxwell: Correspondence and papers / Miscellaneous correspondence of James Clerk Maxwell / Letters regarding "Maxwelliana"
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Letter from Lord Rayleigh to Henry Jackson, Terling Place, Witham, 16 Dec. 1879

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5944/35/9
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Includes correspondence, verses, notes and miscellaneous papers.

Dates: 16 Dec. 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Artificial Collection of Papers / University Reform: Correspondence and papers

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