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Letter from William Napier Shaw, to John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, regarding a paper 'Researches on the electric properties of pure substances.—No. I. The electrical properties of pure sulphur' by Richard Threlfall, Joseph Henry Drapier Brearley and Mr Allen

Reference number: RR/12/245

Date: 21 July 1894

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Encloses report [RR/12/246]. '[Richard Threlfall] seems to have forgotten that papers ought to be made for reading as well as writing. However we are all going to learn essay writing up here so the next generation may possibly have less to say but say it better'.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1896]

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RR/12/245
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21 July 1894
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2 pages
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William Napier Shaw

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William Napier Shaw, Letter from William Napier Shaw, to John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, regarding a paper 'Researches on the electric properties of pure substances.—No. I. The electrical properties of pure sulphur' by Richard Threlfall, Joseph Henry Drapier Brearley and Mr Allen, 21 July 1894, RR/12/245, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_245/letter-from-william-napier-shaw-to-john-william-strutt-3rd-baron-rayleigh-regarding-a-paper-researches-on-the-electric-properties-of-pure-substancesno-i-the-electrical-properties-of-pure-sulphur-by-richard-threlfall-joseph-henry-drapier-brearley-and-mr-allen, accessed on 20 January 2025

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