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RefNoMS/603/4/21
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TitleLetter from Arch [Archibald] Geikie, Shepherd's Down, Haslemere, Surrey, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorGeikie; Sir Archibald (1835-1924); British geologist and historian
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date28 December 1915
DescriptionGeikie thanks Larmor for his congratulations, not believing that he is now an octagenarian. He notes Larmor's reading of [Theodor] Mommsen's 'Rome', not an impartial history, but 'Kaiserian'. [Henry Enfield] Roscoe's death was a great shock, as he had a letter from him only a few weeks before, enclosing a joke. He has heard little from the Royal Society but feels they are undertaking more work from the Government. The Society will require a firm hand and J.J.T. [Joseph John Thomson] has a great task in pulling things together. Geikie is glad that he has replaced 'the feeble hands of his predecessor'. The Cabinet 'seems to be in a ferment' over recruitment. Geikie's wife is losing strength.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6174Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924); geologist and historian1835 - 1924
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