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Letter from J H Hannay, on his paper 'On the metallurgy of lead' to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/11/268

Date: 28 May 1894

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He is willing to re-create his experiments for the referees, but this was not proceeded with. He is aware that his paper is being held within the archives of the Royal Society and the Council have given him permission to publish it elsewhere, but he wishes the abstract to be included in the Proceedings. It is short and won't take up much space. He has devoted many years of his life to this subject and wishes to see it published.

Subject: Physics

[Not published].

Reference number
RR/11/268
Earliest possible date
28 May 1894
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from J H Hannay, on his paper 'On the metallurgy of lead' to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 28 May 1894, RR/11/268, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_268/letter-from-j-h-hannay-on-his-paper-on-the-metallurgy-of-lead-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 14 September 2024

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