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- 1845-1902 (Creación)
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4 box files.
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Sir Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902) was an English chemist and became the 15th President of the Chemical Society (1875-1877) and the 2nd President of the Royal Institute of Chemistry (1880-1883). His area of expertise was in explosives and in 1889 invented Cordite with Sir James Dewar.
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RSC ABEL 1845-1902 Collection (fonds) 4 box files. Abel , Frederick Augustus , 1827-1902 , chemist
Sir Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902) was an English chemist and became the 15th President of the Chemical Society (1875-1877) and the 2nd President of the Royal Institute of Chemistry (1880-1883). His area of expertise was in explosives and in 1889 invented Cordite with Sir James Dewar.
Donated to the RSC by the descendents of Sir F A Abel in January 2010.
The collection includes two of his diaries (1854 and 1875), letters of condolence on his death and many of his personal letters. Some of the letters pertain to his work in the explosives industry while many are correspondence between him and his social and professional contemporaries: Sir William Armstrong, Sir James Dewar, The Duke of Devonshire, Michael Faraday, Thomas Graham, Carl Haag, A W von Hofmann, William Odling and William Rockerfeller as well as the private secretaries acting on behalf of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales (latterly King George V).
Organised by date where possible.
Open access by prior arrangement.
Items pre-1930 may not be scanned or copied.
English language.
Library catalogue
Compiled in compliance with 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.
March 2011. Explosives Chemistry Abel , Frederick Augustus , 1827-1902 , chemist Faraday , Michael , 1791-1867 , chemist and natural philosopher Dewar , Sir , James , 1842-1923 , Knight , chemist Dangerous materials
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Donated to the RSC by the descendents of Sir F A Abel in January 2010.
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The collection includes two of his diaries (1854 and 1875), letters of condolence on his death and many of his personal letters. Some of the letters pertain to his work in the explosives industry while many are correspondence between him and his social and professional contemporaries: Sir William Armstrong, Sir James Dewar, The Duke of Devonshire, Michael Faraday, Thomas Graham, Carl Haag, A W von Hofmann, William Odling and William Rockerfeller as well as the private secretaries acting on behalf of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales (latterly King George V).
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Organised by date where possible.
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Open access by prior arrangement.
Condiciones
Items pre-1930 may not be scanned or copied.
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
- latín
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English language.
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Library catalogue
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Compiled in compliance with 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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- inglés