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From Hermann Von Helmholtz to Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), 2 Sep. 1883

 File — Box: MS Add.8812/1-239: Box 1
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8812/4

Scope and Contents

He is invited to join a commission to consider building 'a kind of scientific physical observatory' at Berlin, proposed by him and Dr Werner Siemens; he is urged to become director; would be able to concentrate on purely scientific work

Dates

  • 2 Sep. 1883

Creator

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Language of Materials

English