FAMOUS SCIENTIST DEAD
; > . SIR WILLIAM RAMSAY., , . (neuter's Telegram.) • • • London, July 23. Sir AVilliam Ramsay ;the scientist, is <lea<l.' ■ ....'• [Sir William Tt'amsay was one 'of the most distinguished chemists. of the prosent day. Ho gave special attention to research' into' the constituents of the air, and,-in conjiinctipi). |r .with.Lord Eayleigh, lie discovered argon. He also discovered 'helium.' He was President of the British Association in 1911. In his presidential address ho: gave warning as : to the limit ,of coal supplies. He n'as professor of ahemistry at London University, resigning in January, lUI2. He was Gi years 'of age.]'
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2832, 25 July 1916, Page 6
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97FAMOUS SCIENTIST DEAD Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2832, 25 July 1916, Page 6
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