Centenary tribute for scientist Lord Kelvin

The Sunday Herald | December 16, 2007 | Copyright

LORD Kelvin, one of Glasgow University's greatest scientists, will be honoured tomorrow in a ceremony in London.

University principal Sir Muir Russell is among those who will attend a special wreath-laying ceremony at Kelvin's tomb in Westminster Abbey to mark the 100th anniversary of his death.

Described in his own lifetime as the ...

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