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Letter from John Ambrose Fleming, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'On magneto-electric induction in liquids and gases.—Part I. production of induced currents in electrolytes' by John Ambrose Fleming

Reference number: RR/8/20

Date: 12 November 1877

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His work on the subject of induced current in gases has been interrupted, although initial experiments were inconclusive. Has recently resigned as Science Master at Cheltenham College and taken up a studentship at St John's College. Suggests altering the title of the paper to remove reference to gases. Will endeavour to continue the research.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1878]

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RR/8/20
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12 November 1877
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Letter on paper
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7 pages
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Letter from John Ambrose Fleming, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'On magneto-electric induction in liquids and gases.—Part I. production of induced currents in electrolytes' by John Ambrose Fleming, 12 November 1877, RR/8/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_20/letter-from-john-ambrose-fleming-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-a-paper-on-magneto-electric-induction-in-liquids-and-gasespart-i-production-of-induced-currents-in-electrolytes-by-john-ambrose-fleming, accessed on 25 March 2025

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