Title
Draft reply from Preece to Kelvin
Reference
UK0108 SC MSS 022/VII/526
Date
n.d.
Scope and Content
Pencil draft letter, mentioning Heaviside and his dreadful twaddle, and calculating Kelvin's formula to show that he is correct and Heaviside is wrong, as Heaviside proves Preece's point. He gives more examples of how he knows this works through everyday experience, and criticises 'drawing room philosophers 'like Oliver Heaviside and Sylvanus Thompson'
Physical description
Number of pieces: 1, Pages/folios: 2pp
Language
English.
Persons keyword
Conditions governing access
Open access
Level of description
file
