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Letter from William Edward Ayrton, to Herbert Rix, regarding a paper 'On the asymmetrical distribution of terrestrial magentism' by Henry Wilde

Reference number: RR/10/391

Date: 27 January 1890

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Posts a report to John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, at Burlington House the previous week. The report however did not show up, and with no record of the envelope, appears to have disappeared. Asks for a note by Wednesday, stating whether the report has arrived or not.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

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RR/10/391
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27 January 1890
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Edward Ayrton

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William Edward Ayrton, Letter from William Edward Ayrton, to Herbert Rix, regarding a paper 'On the asymmetrical distribution of terrestrial magentism' by Henry Wilde, 27 January 1890, RR/10/391, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_391/letter-from-william-edward-ayrton-to-herbert-rix-regarding-a-paper-on-the-asymmetrical-distribution-of-terrestrial-magentism-by-henry-wilde, accessed on 21 January 2025

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