| RefNo | MS/603/6/178 |
| 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 | 4 January 1909 |
| Description | Huggins has had a letter of interest from [George Ellery] Hale with new information regarding sunspots, as Hale has found "a decided change in the strength of the field in spots"but with variations in the different lines, and he now suspects all the lines are triplets. Hale is "attempting to find whether the sun, as a whole, has a magnetic field which might account for the polar streamers of the corona". Hale also states that the 60" reflector is working, and that he intends to give a lecture at the Royal Institution in May. Huggins is interested in Larmor's conclusion regarding the reason for the rapid vibration of the equatorial regions of the sun. He also discusses [Jacob Robert] Emden's views on the matter. He has heard from [William Cecil Dampier] Whetham that Newall is being considered for a Fellowship at Trinity College. |
| 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 |