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THE history of the Rayleigh Memorial is soon told. Shortly after Lord Rayleigh's death in 1919 the desire was expressed by many of his friends to commemorate him in some suitable manner, and a committee was formed, with Sir J. J. Thomson, then president of the Royal Society, as chairman, to give effect to this wish. The committee contained representatives of the University of Cambridge, of which Lord Rayleigh was chancellor, as well as of the Royal Society.
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The Rayleigh Memorial: The Unveiling in Westminster Abbey. Nature 108, 471–472 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/108471a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/108471a0