Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), Irish-born Scottish mathematician and physicist Finish:Rolled The cards he was holding

The cards he was holding at the time

with figures in foreground

The receipt of these items coincided with the loan to the Royal Society of an original skull by the Department of Mines

English jazz singer and actress Annie Ross

The photograph shows the street impassable with rubble and other debris following the German air raid of 10-11 May

Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), Irish-born Scottish mathematician and physicist Finish:Rolled The cards he was holdingLord Kelvin (1824 1907), Irish born Scottish mathematician and physicist, 1926. Born William Thomson, Lord Kelvin was a pioneer of thermodynamics and electromagnetic theory and devised the temperature scale that bears his name. He also directed work on the first transatlantic cable telegraph, which gave him considerable wealth. He was probably the first scientist to become wealthy through his work. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our