Thompson, Silvanus P. (Silvanus Phillips), 1851-1916,
Silvanus Thompson papers, 1828-1929.
Correspondence, photographs, and books. Includes manuscript (4 volumes) of his "William Thompson, Baron Kelvin of Largs," 1910, and a lecture on the compass, 1907. The books include a first edition of William Gilbert's, De Magnete, 1600. The portrait of the professor by Hubert Herkomer is on permanent loan to the college.
Student, Royal College of Chemistry, London, England, 1875-1876; Principal and Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Finsbury Technical College, London, England, 1886-1916.
Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron, 1824-1907
Compass.
Magnetism.
Lectures lcgft aat
Manuscripts for publication. ftamc
Portrait paintings. gmgpc
Physicists -- Great Britain. lcsh
Gilbert, William, 1544-1603
Herkomer, Hubert, portrait artist.
AIP-ICOS
Imperial College of Science and Technology. Imperial College Archives. London SW7 2AZ, England