Manuscripts, typescripts and printed materials related to Hertha Ayrton
- Made:
- 1854-1923
- maker:
- Ayrton, Hertha

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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- Identifier:
- MS/2168
- Access:
- Open Access
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