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RefNoMS/603/6/202
LevelItem
TitleLetter from William Huggins, 90 Upper Tulse Hill, S W [South West] London, to the Secretary [Joseph Larmor]
CreatorHuggins; Sir William (1824-1910); British astronomer
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date9 February 1910
DescriptionThanking Larmor for his congratulations [for Huggins's birthday]. Huggins was surprised to see this acknowledged in the 'Times'. He says he has 'suffered a series of invasions from truculent pressmen'. He then discusses 'the serious invasion of Cambridge by S K [South Kensington]' [moving the Solar Physics Observatory to Cambridge], and enquiring who will have jurisdiction over it. He discusses F [Andrew Russell Forsyth]'s personal life, whose actions have 'disgraced not only Trinity but the Royal Society', and speculates about a public divorce for him [following his affair with Marion Amelia Pollock Boys]. He feels the Herschel matter can wait until Hardwicke [unidentified]'s recovery, and that Hill's name is expected to be added to the Committee. He criticises S [Silvanus] Thompson's work about Lord Kelvin. He will soon go over the list of biological and physiological candidates.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7376Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer1824 - 1910
NA7894Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); physicist1857 - 1942
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