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Herbert Watson: Notes taken at J.J. Thomson's lectures

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8167

Scope and Contents

Notes on lectures given by J.J. Thomson on a wide range of subjects. There are ninety-one numbered pages; the rest of the volume is unused. At the front are two letters concerning the collection: from H.E. Watson to Professor N.F. Mott, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, 19 September 1961, and an unsigned letter to Watson, 13 August 1962.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910-1911

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 notebook(s) (1 notebook)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, 1976.

Related Materials

Cambridge University Library holds correspondence and papers of J.J. Thomson, MS.Add.7654.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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