Photocopy of verses, 'The F.R.S.E.', by Maxwell and Tait on the Edinburgh water supply from St Mary's Loch., 1871
File
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
Repository Details
Part of the Peterhouse (Ward) Library Repository
Contact:
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Ward Library
Peterhouse
Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1RD United Kingdom
+441223 338218
archives@pet.cam.ac.uk