| RefNo | MS/603/6/145 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Huggins, 90 Upper Tulse Hill, S W [South West] London, to the Secretary [Joseph Larmor] |
| Creator | Huggins; Sir William (1824-1910); British astronomer |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 22 March 1908 |
| Description | Huggins feels it is very kind of Larmor to suggest coming to town, even though the matter Huggins wishes to discuss is not pressing. They [William and Margaret Huggins] have been looking forward to hosting Larmor, but Huggins is not free on Wednesday. He discusses the 'new fact (if further confirmed) that the [?] of the light of a star reaches the earth first, and the other [?] lag behind in their spectral order?'. He mentions a paper by J J T [Joseph John Thomson] and asks about [Herbert Hall] Turner and [William Wallace] Campbell's views on the matter of 'difference of velocity of the spectral rays'. He fears this disagrees with [Charles] Nordmann's views on this matter. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7376 | Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer | 1824 - 1910 |
| NA7894 | Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); physicist | 1857 - 1942 |