|
Date: |
|
Description: | A letter written in blue ink on two sides of a sheet of thin paper with the letterhead of the University of Durham printed in black at the centre top addressed to 'Dear Lucie' and signed off all the best, Hans'; the printed address 'Kings College, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1.' has been added to in pen 'Dept. of Physical Chemistry'; a letter discussing possible alterations to the wiring of Lucie Rie's electric kiln covering the recommended wire for building up the elements and a detailed discussion of the benefits of changing over from resistances in parallel to resistances in series which would permit a gentle heating and a fierce heating action; how such a circuit might be constructed and used in practice is summarised including a diagram on page b; finally the writer offers to calculate the necessary dimensions of wire if Rie will tell him the size of the kiln, and ends with a postscript 'normal lead chromate also called "chrome yellow" PbCrO4' Part Of Series: æ | Subjects: | correspondence letter technical advice Lucie Rie Archive | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Correspondent: Hans ? | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=2208... | Go to resource |
|
|