Sir William Ramsay Signed (1 results)

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter from Nobel Prize Winning Scottish Chemist Sir William Ramsay. Dated 1911. Autograph Letter discussing a appropriate time to meet. Sir William Ramsay 1852 - 1916 was a Scottish chemist who discovered the noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air" along with his collaborator, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics that same year for their discovery of argon. After the two men identified argon, Ramsay investigated other atmospheric gases. His work in isolating argon, helium, neon, krypton, and xenon led to the development of a new section of the table. Size is 178mm x 110mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. Light gum marks to rear. Ref 19232. Signed by Author(s).…