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Sample tube, 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Megaw 7/1

Scope and Contents

Metal cylindrical case containing a glass tube with one end broken. The tube is labelled 'Deuterium oxyd., 10 Gr. 99² 8/100g D2O' from Norsk Hydro-Elektrisk Kvaelstofaktieselskab. One end of the metal case is decorated with an engraving of a longboat. [Presumably this is a tube in which a chemical sample had been provided for Helen Megaw's work.]

Dates

  • Creation: 1936

Creator

Extent

1 item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: The date is a very rough estimate based on the fact that Helen Megaw was conducting research on deuterium in the 1930s.

Originator(s)

Unknown

Finding aid date

2011-05-25 10:41:11+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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