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Photocopy of verses, 'The F.R.S.E.', by Maxwell and Tait on the Edinburgh water supply from St Mary's Loch., 1871

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Reference Code: GBR/0273/M. TAIT 17

Scope and Contents

Punning on F[ellow of the] R[oyal] S[ociety of] E[dinburgh] and Pharisee.
The first 14 lines by Maxwell, the last 8 by Tait.
Reference is to the 1871 Edinburgh water controversy.

Dates

  • Creation: 1871

Biographical / Historical

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), physicist. Peter Guthrie Tait (1831-1901), F.R.S.E., D.Sc., Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh, 1860-1901.

Extent

2 sheet(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Sent to Peterhouse by Miss Tait, 29 Apr. 1985, see LC/M39.

Date information

DateText: n.d. Dated with reference to the controversy..

Originator(s)

Maxwell, James Clerk and Tait, Peter Guthrie

Finding aid date

2014-12-11 16:24:13+00:00

Genre / Form

Repository Details

Part of the Peterhouse (Ward) Library Repository

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