Archibald Campbell Campbell 1835 - 1908

occupation:
Physicist,
Politician
Nationality:
Scottish; British
born in:
Florence, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy; Italy

In addition to his political interests, Lord Blythswood was a keen amateur scientist who established a well equipped laboratory at his home. In close friendship with Lord Kelvin he constructed a large Wimshurst machine, had a dividing engine constructed for ruling diffraction gratings and experimented with X-rays.