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RefNoMS/603/10/142
Previous numbers1914
LevelItem
TitleLetter from James Thomson, 22 Wentworth Place, Newcastle on Tyne, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorThomson; James (b.1858); British engineer
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date6 March 1908
DescriptionPressures of duty prevented him from answering Larmor's letter of 27 January. He remains hopeful that Larmor will be able to tackle the 'Life' of his uncle [Lord Kelvin] and he agrees there ought to be some notice of the collaboration with Thomson's father. They have found letters and papers which they are readying for publication, perhaps a reprint of his father's papers with some biographical matter. He will look for letters on his uncle's life. He has found that a paper read at the Royal Society on 6 June 1907 by F.T. [Frederick Thomas] Trouton which contains an analogy with James Thomson's curve of transition, and he asks for a copy. He is gratified by the 'handsome sum' subscribed in Belfast for the memorial to Kelvin.
Extent6p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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