| RefNo | MS/603/8/13 |
| Previous numbers | 1352 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from H M [Hector Munro] Macdonald, 52 College Bounds, Aberdeen, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Macdonald; Hector Munro (1865-1935); British mathematician |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 26 April 1909 |
| Description | Macdonald was in Cambridge on Wednesday, but Larmor had not returned. Several candidates are offering thermodynamics and he had no idea what to ask them. One had read [George Hartley] Bryan and [Henri] Poincaré. He asks Larmor to think of one or two questions by next Thursday, when they will meet at the Royal Society. Macdonald was at the Mathematical Society last Thursday where he introduced and was amused by Larmor's report on the paper by [Harry] Bateman and [Ebenezer] Cunningham. Macdonald had come to the same conclusion, that they have produced a mouse; such mathematical physics 'does more harm than even the most unintelligent experimental work'. He supposes they must submit to being 'Germanised'. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1351 | Macdonald; Hector Munro (1865 - 1935) | 1865 - 1935 |