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Kelvin : papers and photocopies relating to William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Largs, OM GCVO PC PRS FRSE (1824-1907) physicist and engineer.

 Management Group
Reference Code: GBR/0273/KELVIN

Dates

  • Creation: 1863 - 1907

Extent

1 archive box(es) (1 box) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MS 955.1, MS 975; MS 955.2; Pet.F.5 64.A.4

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Found in folders labelled Part 1, lot 1, n.d., Part 1, lot 2, 1 June 1988, Part 2, lots 1 and 2, 20 May 1988.

Related Materials

Miscellaneous letters to and from Kelivn, covering the years 1854 to 1907 and including correspondence with A. J. Dew, the college electrician, were bought at Sotheby's in 1976, and are now in the college archives at Miscellaneous II.

Bibliography

Extracts from the correspondence purchased at Sotheby's in 1976 are printed in 'Peterhouse', 1977-78' at pp. 42-45.

Originator(s)

Various

Date
2014-08-20 12:42:55+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Peterhouse (Ward) Library Repository

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