Marriage of the Metals
Anon
Genre: | Drama, Drollery |
Subjects: | Chemistry |
Describes a conversation between two professors at the Royal Institution on the marriage between Arthur Wellesley (1st Duke of Wellington) and Angela G Burdett-Coutts. Professor Jones regards the union of the 'Iron Duke' and an heiress to be one of 'Iron and Tin'. | |
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