[D8020ZAT], Letter from Simon Newcomb to Thomas Alva Edison, January 28th, 1880

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Title

[D8020ZAT], Letter from Simon Newcomb to Thomas Alva Edison, January 28th, 1880

Editor's Notes

You misunderstood. My idea wasn't to use platinum but "some form of carbon of metallic solidity and compactness." Try cotton fiber same length as horseshoe. Marg: "Get former letter."

URL

https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8020ZAT

Author

Newcomb, Simon

Recipient

Edison, Thomas Alva

Date

1880-01-28

Decade

1880-1889

Type

Letter

Subject

Incandescent lamp

Identifier

D8020ZAT

Folder Set

D8020-F

Microfilm ID

53:631

Rights

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Publisher

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University

Item sets

(D-80-20) Electric Light