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James Thomson Bottomley

1845 - 1926

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Born: 10 January 1845
Died: 18/05/1926
Gender: Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship: 07/06/1888
Occupation: Electrical engineer
Relationships: Son of William Bottomley and his wife Anna, sister of Lord Kelvin; nephew of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (FRS 1851). Married: 1) Annie Elizabeth, daughter of W W Heap of Manchester; 2) Eliza Jennet, daughter of Charles Blandy of Madeira and sister of Lord Kelvin's second wife
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Author of

Paper, 'On a gravity Daniell's cell of very small internal resistance' by J T [James Thomson] Bottomley
Creator: James Thomson Bottomley Reference number: PP/5/18
Paper, 'Note on the condensation of gases at the surface of glass. (Preliminary)' by J T [James Thomson] Bottomley
Creator: James Thomson Bottomley Reference number: PP/6/17
Paper, 'On the electric resistance of a new alloy named platinoid' by J T [James Thomson] Bottomley
Creator: James Thomson Bottomley Reference number: PP/6/32
Paper, 'On an apparatus for connecting and disconnecting a receiver under exhaustion by a mercurial pump' by J T [James Thomson] Bottomley
Creator: James Thomson Bottomley Reference number: PP/8/15
Paper, 'On radiation from dull and bright surfaces' by James Thomson Bottomley
Creator: James Thomson Bottomley Reference number: PP/10/53
Paper, 'Note on the thermo-electric position of platinoid' by James Thomson Bottomley and A [Aikitsu] Tanakadate
Creator: James Thomson Bottomley Reference number: PP/14/23

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Referee of

Letter from James Thomson Bottomley, on a paper 'On a standard voltaic battery' by Latimer Clark
Creator: James Thomson Bottomley Reference number: RR/7/231
Referee's report by James Thomson Bottomley, on a paper 'Quadrant electrometers' by William Edward Ayrton, John Perry and W E Sumpner
Creator: James Thomson Bottomley Reference number: RR/11/5
Referee's report by James Thomson Bottomley, on a paper 'On the Clark cell as a standard of electromotive force' by Richard Tetley Glazebrook and S Skinner
Creator: James Thomson Bottomley Reference number: RR/11/150