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RefNoMS/603/7/245
Previous numbers1272/2
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from [William Thomson, Lord] Kelvin, Netherhall, Largs, Ayrshire, to [Oliver Joseph] Lodge
CreatorThomson; William; Baron Kelvin (1824-1907); British mathematician and physicist
RecipientLodge; Sir Oliver Joseph (1851-1940); British physicist
Date13 February 1904
DescriptionKelvin thanks Lodge for his congratulations and he is glad that the volume is launched. His new freedom has meant that he can send a paper on waves to the Royal Society of Edinburgh, fulfilling an old promise. He is interested in new developments an the brilliant discoveries of Rutherford, Ramsay, and Soddy; all coming from 'the greatest discovery of the nineteenth century, the Becquerel rays'. He cannot give much weight to the gravitational heaviness of a single 'resinous' electron to the disintigrating atom, or the alteration in the quality of an atom over long periods, or the enormous energy stored there. 'I an now a convinced Boscovichian'.
Extent1p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8289Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist1824 - 1907
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