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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence: GA Le Bel to G De Lorenzo, 1869-1914

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/12
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: Albert Auguste de Lapparent to Charles Lapworth sub-series consists of:


  1. 36 letters, alphabetically arranged (1869-1914)
Dates: 1869-1914

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir William Fletcher Barrett, 04 November 1899

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/24
Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir William Fletcher Barrett concerning an article in the journal Nature. Barrett reports that Nature has devoted space to ridiculing a trade dowser, and is concerned that, due to a former disagreement, the editor will try to link the dowser story to his book, and thus discredit his work. He asks Geikie to write to Nature protesting that they had wasted space on the dowser...
Dates: 04 November 1899

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir William Fletcher Barrett, 08 November 1899

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/25
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir William Fletcher Barrett thanking him for his letter and agreeing that he wrote to him too hastily. He remarks that Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge has written to Nature. He reports that he has found a silicon iron alloy which is more magnetic than pure commercial iron.

Dates: 08 November 1899

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Academic Criticism 2
Dowsing 2
Authors and Publishers 1
Education 1
Employment References 1