| RefNo | MS/603/7/60 |
| Previous numbers | 1090 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Horace Lamb, 106 Palatine Road, Didsbury, Manchester, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Lamb; Sir Horace (1849-1934); British mathematician |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 3 January 1888 |
| Description | He thinks there can be no doubt about the covariant property, and he has two proofs. There is a difficulty, he thinks, in arguing from the dynamical principles in dealing with quantities of the second order. He gives examples, noting the way he sees out of the difficulty. He is sending his paper to the LMS [London Mathematical Society] and he is indebted to Larmor for the interest he has taken in it. He would not have thought of covariant proofs without Larmor's suggestion. He asks for further help, wondering where Lagrange's theorem first appeared; according to [Arthur] Cayley it was in 1809. If Larmor is at the university library, Lamb wishes him to settle the question.
With two additional pages of calculations on separate sheets. |
| Extent | 6p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8246 | Lamb; Sir; Horace (1849 - 1934) | 1849 - 1934 |