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Born, 1848; Education: Brasenose College, Oxford. BA (1871), MA (1874); Career:
Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford (1871-1876); Professor of Physics, Yorkshire College, Leeds (1874-1885); Professor of Physics, Royal College of Science, London (1886-1901); Fellow of the Royal Society, 1884; Royal Society Royal Medal, 1891; Secretary of the Royal Society Council, 1896-1901; died, 1915.
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GB 0117 MS 817 late 19th century and early 20th century Sub-fonds 1 box Rucker , Sir , Arthur William , 1848-1915 , Knight , physicist
Born, 1848; Education: Brasenose College, Oxford. BA (1871), MA (1874); Career:
Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford (1871-1876); Professor of Physics, Yorkshire College, Leeds (1874-1885); Professor of Physics, Royal College of Science, London (1886-1901); Fellow of the Royal Society, 1884; Royal Society Royal Medal, 1891; Secretary of the Royal Society Council, 1896-1901; died, 1915.
Letters to Sir Arthur Rucker, his wife and daughter, during the late 19th and early 20th century; many of them from scientists, including J J Thompson, William Huggins, Aston Webb, David Gill, N S Maskelyne, A Geikie. Together with assorted notes and ephemera.
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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. Webb , Sir , Aston , 1849-1930 , Knight , architect Huggins , Sir , William , 1824-1910 , Knight , astronomer Rucker , Sir , Arthur William , 1848-1915 , Knight , physicist History of science Gill , Sir , David , 1843-1914 , Knight , astronomer Maskelyne , Nevil , 1732-1811 , astronomer Geikie , Sir , Archibald , 1835-1924 , Knight , geologist Science of science
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Letters to Sir Arthur Rucker, his wife and daughter, during the late 19th and early 20th century; many of them from scientists, including J J Thompson, William Huggins, Aston Webb, David Gill, N S Maskelyne, A Geikie. Together with assorted notes and ephemera.
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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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