KELVIN
(Lord, Sir William Thomson, 1824-1907, Physicist, Mathematician & Inventor)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to T. Todds
telling him that “this will be presented to you by Mr Walter Blair, who wishes to make application to you for employment as surveyor of shipping under you. I gave him a testimonial sixteen years ago after he had been four years in my laboratory, and he has testimonials from Messrs A.& G. Ingles and Fleming and Ferguson, which show that he has done well, as I anticipated, ever since he left me. I shall be glad if you will give favourable consideration to his application and I believe that if you give him employment you will find him capable and satisfactory in his work...”, 4 sides 8vo., The University, Glasgow, 4th January
Item Date:
1898
Stock No:
42509
£225
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KELVIN
(Lord, Sir William Thomson, 1824-1907, Physicist, Mathematician & Inventor)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Griffiths,
thanking him for his letter which has been forwarded from Glasgow which "reminds me, or rather puts me in mind, that I did not call for a reply from you on Thursday. I ought to have done so, but inadvertently did not, though in reality I think none of us felt that any of our remarks needed reply from you. I write now, first to thank you for your letter and to congratulate you on the successful conclusion of your splendid work. i hope you will still find time for more and more of scientific work, though I quite understand how difficult it must be for you to find time and energy to spare from your arduous university duty. Have you anything farther in hand or in view at present. You must not scruple to ask for anything that the Govt Grant can do to help, whether in the way of expenses for apparatus, or procuring skilled assistance, or more manual assistance ...", 4 sides 8vo., 12 Grosvenor Gardens, University Gardens added by hand, 20th February no year
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0
Stock No:
39601
£475
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KENNEDY
(Sir Alexander Blackie, 1847-1928, Engineer)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Conrad Cook,
asking for a "few minutes talk with you about Oxford ... I could look in at your office ...", 2 sides 8vo., 2 Gloucester Place, Portman Square, 1st October
Item Date:
1893
Stock No:
1535
£25
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KENYON
(Sir Frederic George, 1863-1952, Director and Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1909-1930, President of the British Academy 1917-1921)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Dear Madam',
commenting that "Obviously, two lectures ... in the same room simultaneously ... are merely mutually destructive; and it will be necessary to make some regulation to this effect", he does not wish "to discriminate between the usefulness of the Official Guide's lectures, and those of ... such as yourself, who have more special audiences; but as the Guide has to work to a [public] time-table", he thinks he "should have precedence" to the extent of not admitting a second class to the same room, or half of the Egyptian gallery, "In the case of two independent lecturers colliding, I think the rule can only be 'first come, first served' " and asks "if ... regulations on these lines would meet the difficulty", 4 sides 8vo, British Museum, W.C., 20th January
Item Date:
1912
Stock No:
17676
£45
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KEY
(Charles Aston, 1793-1849, F.R.S., Surgeon to Prince Albert, one of the first to use ether)
Autograph Testimonial Signed for Dr Horatio Goodday, 1807-1879,
saying he has passed "a long period at Guy's Hospital" and acquired "sound & extensive professional information" appropriate to "the duties of Surgeon to a district under the Poor law bill", 1 side 4to., St. Helen's Place, 23rd October
Item Date:
1835
Stock No:
18961
£45
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