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Letter from William Chandler Roberts Austen, on a paper 'On the metallurgy of lead' by J H Hannay to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/11/273

Date: 06 June 1893

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He is aware that his recommendation that the abstract of the paper be printed in Proceedings has not been actioned. He has since conducted some experiments and will send over the results soon.

Subject: Physics

[Not published].

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RR/11/273
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06 June 1893
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Chandler Roberts-Austen

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William Chandler Roberts-Austen, Letter from William Chandler Roberts Austen, on a paper 'On the metallurgy of lead' by J H Hannay to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 06 June 1893, RR/11/273, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_273/letter-from-william-chandler-roberts-austen-on-a-paper-on-the-metallurgy-of-lead-by-j-h-hannay-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 12 January 2025

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