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Carl Barus Papers, 1891, 1893

Summary

Collection ID:: SIA.FARU7214
Creators:: Barus, Carl, 1856-1935
Dates:: 1891, 1893
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

These papers consist of a typescript of the article prepared by Barus and a copy of an 1891 report by the Great Britain Board of Trade Committee on the subject.

Historical Note

In March of 1893, Samuel P. Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, asked Carl Barus (1856-1935), then with the United States Weather Bureau, to prepare a short article concerning the adoption of the international electrical standards proposed by the Great Britain Board of Trade in 1893.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7214, Carl Barus Papers

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Barus, Carl, 1856-1935	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Great Britain Board of Trade Committee on Electrical Standards	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Weather Bureau	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Electricity	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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