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RefNoMS/603/8/3
Previous numbers1342
LevelItem
TitleLetter from H M [Hector Munro] Macdonald, Clare College, Cambridge, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorMacdonald; Hector Munro (1865-1935); British mathematician
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date1 February 1902
DescriptionAs promised, Larmor will find enclosed [not present] necessary corrections in [William Mitchinson] Hick's investigations. He gives equations, writing that 'the boundary equations at the interface of the two media are the only limiting case of the volume ones'. He notes another way of looking at the problem with new variables introduced.

With a pencilled draft reply or notes by Joseph Larmor.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and pencil on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1351Macdonald; Hector Munro (1865 - 1935)1865 - 1935
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