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Lord Kelvin's (William Thomson's) receiving apparatus in use at Brest; including his mirror galvanometer. 1877. William Thomson; 1st Baron Kelvin; OM; GCVO; PC; FRS; FRSE (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a Scots-Irish mathematical physicist and engineer who was born in Belfast in 1824. He worked closely with mathematics professor Hugh Blackburn in his work. He also had a career as an electric telegraph engineer and inventor; which propelled him into the public eye and ensured his wealth; fame and honour.
Lord Kelvin's (William Thomson's) receiving apparatus in use at Brest; including his mirror galvanometer. 1877. William Thomson; 1st Baron Kelvin; OM; GCVO; PC; FRS; FRSE (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a Scots-Irish mathematical physicist and engineer who was born in Belfast in 1824. He worked closely with mathematics professor Hugh Blackburn in his work. He also had a career as an electric telegraph engineer and inventor; which propelled him into the public eye and ensured his wealth; fame and honour.
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