Manuscripts, typescripts and printed materials related to Hertha Ayrton

Manuscripts, typescripts and printed materials related to Hertha Ayrton Manuscripts, typescripts and printed materials related to Hertha Ayrton Manuscripts, typescripts and printed materials related to Hertha Ayrton Manuscripts, typescripts and printed materials related to Hertha Ayrton Manuscripts, typescripts and printed materials related to Hertha Ayrton Manuscripts, typescripts and printed materials related to Hertha Ayrton Manuscripts, typescripts and printed materials related to Hertha Ayrton

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This collection documents three of Ayrton's major areas of research: the formation of sand ripples under water by ripple-forming vortices; the creation of satisfactory specifications for the carbons used in searchlight projectors, as requested by the Admiralty; and the invention of the Ayrton Fan for dispelling clouds of poison gas in WWI.

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MS/2168
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Open Access