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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK's National Measurement Institute. The Royal Society appointed the first Director of the NPL, Richard Tetley Grazebrook, on 1 Jan 1900; the NPL was opened in Mar 1902.
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GB 0117 MS 538 nd Sub-fonds Unknown National Physical Laboratory
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK's National Measurement Institute. The Royal Society appointed the first Director of the NPL, Richard Tetley Grazebrook, on 1 Jan 1900; the NPL was opened in Mar 1902.
Letters and papers about the early years of the National Physical Laboratory.
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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
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Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
Feb 2009. National Physical Laboratory Scientific methods Measurement
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Letters and papers about the early years of the National Physical Laboratory.
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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
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- English
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- Latin
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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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