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- 1885-1941. (Creation)
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Six files of approximately 900 letters from Sir Oliver Lodge or his secretary to Ben Davies with a number of copy replies concerning Sir Oliver's famous ether experiments, and experiments on electro-magnetic waves, photo-electricity, magnetic telegraph, etc. [cf. Sir Oliver Lodge, Past Years : An Autobiography (1931), Chaps. xiv-xvii]. Other subjects discussed include seances, spiritualism, publications and Russia. These letters have been arranged in chronological order, numbered, guarded and filed at NLW:. Box 3/1 1885-94, Box 3/2 1896-1900, Box 3/3 1901-4, Box 3/4 1905-8, Box 3/5 1909-24, Box 3/6 1925-41. Xerox copies of 10 letters from Ben Davies to Sir Oliver Lodge reporting the result of experiments with the ether machine, 1893-1896, and upon the discharge of electricity from various metals, [1894 x 1897]. The originals are held at the Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. (Lodge Papers, MS 3. 16 (6-8), MS 3. 17 (1- 6), MS 3. 19 (3)) The call number of the copies is NLW Facsimile 387.
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Preferred citation: BOX 3/1-6.