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Verlag: 22 October ; on letterhead of Imperial College of Science and Technology Prince Consort Road London, 1947
Anbieter: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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12mo, 2 pp. 22 lines. Text clear and complete. Begins by explaining his reasons for not supporting Humberstone in an unspecified election. Humberstone has 'valiantly' supported 'the cause for Research at the Universities', and his 'knowledge of University affairs' is 'profound', but 'after a time new minds have to have their turn!' He remembers a paper of Twort's 'on airborn infection problems' which interested him 'much'. 'I know he was an original investigator, but somehow he seems to have got across people in his line of work. I don't propose to go in for Biological Warfare! but if one can help to smooth things it is always my wish to do so.' He will read Humberstone's 'brochure on Coventry with glee'.
Verlag: Note dated 11 March Note and calculastions on letterheads of Imperial College of Science and Technology London, 1944
Anbieter: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
All three items fair, on aged and creased paper. Slight rust-spotting at head of note, and short closed tear to leaf of calculations. Note (12mo, 1 p): He is enclosing 'a few figures' and hopes they are what Dingle wants. The calculations (4to, 2 pp) begin with working out of the 'Annual coal production in world' in therms. This is followed by similar figures for 'Petroleum' and 'Natural gas', giving the 'Total fuel (bar wood and peat) used per annum in the world'. This is followed by figures relating to 'the basic metabolism of human beings' and the 'mechanical work' performed by them and by 'beasts of burden'. Followed by statement on 'proportion of fuel used for warmth as compared with power', and comment on 'Hydroelectric power'. In the copy of his reply (12mo, 1 p, dated 13 March 1944) Dingle explains that he intends to 'add a footnote to the lecture' to acknowledge his indebtedness to Egerton: 'it is actually only the order of magnitude of the total figure that I shall use'.