William Thomson Kelvin Certificates

Collection

Identifier: MS K29

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Scope and Content Note

Two "Certificates of Constant" for Lord Kelvin's electric balance no. 440, issued November 13, 1895 at Lord Kelvin's Standardizing Laboratory, Glasgow and signed by Kelvin. Relate to engineering equipment in use at University of Arkansas in 1895. Thomson passed away in 1907 at his estate in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Dates

1895

Creator

Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron, 1824-1907 (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin was a noted British physicist and engineer born in Belfast in 1824. He is the namesake for the kelvin temperature measurement, served as president of the Royal Society (1890-1895), and made major contributions to research in electricity, magnetism, thermodynamics, and hydrodynamics.

Extent

.001 Linear Feet (1 item)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection consists of a single folder, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.

Acquisition Information

The William Thomson Kelvin Certificates were donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries in 1968 by Denys O. Akhurst through M. A. Miller.